Santafeite from
Unnamed U mine [1], McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Santafeite | |
| Formula: | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn84+(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O | |
| Comments: | Material was originally tentatively referred to as ardennite. Santafeite occurs as well-defined rosettes of radially oriented acicular crystals…Individual rosettes range from about 1.5 to 4 mm. In diameter. Some of them are triangular in profile along the diameter, suggesting an original spherulitic form from which the upper two-thirds has been broken away. | |
| Habit: | Rosettes of acicular crystals | |
| Colour: | Brown | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Santafeite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Unnamed U mine [1], McKinley County, New Mexico, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 239523 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:239523:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 83c6d707-1e11-4423-a13c-9bbcc0d42424 | |
| References | ||
Unnamed U mine [1], McKinley County, New Mexico, USA