| Mineral Species |
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| Species: | Triplite |
| Formula: | (Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)(F,OH) |
| Description |
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| Comments: | Quantitative microprobe analysa of 3 different grains of triplite: P 13.74/13.58/13.29, Mg 1.81/1.89/2.26, Ca 0.86/0.74/0.89, Mn 25.30/24.46/26.06, Fe 19.49/18.82/19.18, F 7.56/9.24/7.71, O 27.66/27.58/29.03, Sum 96.42/96.31/98.42 |
| Habit: | 4-5 cm compact masses |
| Colour: | honey-brown to honey-yellow |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
| References |
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| References: | Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data, material Jose Gonsales del Tanago; Pedro Alves collection |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Rockbridgeite | ⓘ5 photos of Triplite associated with Rockbridgeite at this locality. |
| Phosphosiderite | ⓘ4 photos of Triplite associated with Phosphosiderite at this locality. |
| Robertsite | ⓘ3 photos of Triplite associated with Robertsite at this locality. |
| Columbite | 2 photos of Triplite associated with Columbite at this locality. |
| Vivianite | ⓘ1 photo of Triplite associated with Vivianite at this locality. |
| Laueite | ⓘ1 photo of Triplite associated with Laueite at this locality. |
| Stewartite | ⓘ1 photo of Triplite associated with Stewartite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Triplite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine (Folgosinho quarry), Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda District, Portugal |
| Nearest other occurrences of Triplite |
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| 26.2km (16.3 miles) | | A ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda District, Portugal |
| 36.1km (22.4 miles) | | B ⓘAssunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu District, Portugal |
| 36.2km (22.5 miles) | | C ⓘLagares Mining Field, Viseu District, Portugal |
| 36.2km (22.5 miles) | | D ⓘRebentão Mine, Lagares do Estanho Mines, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu District, Portugal |
| 39.4km (24.5 miles) | | E ⓘAbravezes, Viseu, Viseu District, Portugal |
| 45.1km (28.0 miles) | | F ⓘPanasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal |
| 110.9km (68.9 miles) | | G ⓘArreigada, Paços de Ferreira, Porto District, Portugal |
| 158.6km (98.5 miles) | | H ⓘPedra da Moura Mine, São Lourenço de Touvedo, Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal |
Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda District, Portugal