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Aldermanite from
Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Aldermanite
Formula:[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
Comments:Minute pearly flakes of aldermanite sparsely scattered over pale brown phosphate rock matrix, occasionally with other unusual species.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Minyulite32 photos of Aldermanite associated with Minyulite at this locality.
Fluellite7 photos of Aldermanite associated with Fluellite at this locality.
Limonite3 photos of Aldermanite associated with Limonite at this locality.
Wavellite2 photos of Aldermanite associated with Wavellite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aldermanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:347786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:347786:1
GUID (UUID V4):6a6aedb6-342b-47bf-87e1-088eec49590c
Nearest other occurrences of Aldermanite
2.4km (1.5 miles) St John's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
58.5km (36.4 miles) Fairview Quarry, Robertstown, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Division of Mineral Chemistry, Port Melbourne, Australia ABSTRACT. A new sodium aluminium sulphate phosphate...white material on dumps at Tom's Phosphate Quarry, near Kapunda, South Australia. Strongest X-ray diffraction...Lower Cambrian age in the southern part of South Australia. They outcrop intermittently over a distance...(Moculta, see Segnit et al., 1981), the new mineral aldermanite was recently described (Harrowfield et al., 1981)...quarries, called 'Tom's Quarry' is situated some 8 km ESE of the town of Kapunda. The quarry has not been
Catalog/List
Andradite, no bruising; 4x2.5x2-$6.50 MS62.Mirac/e Mt. Mine, Vo/cano, Ca/ifomia; (a) dark reddish brown...5-Sl6.25 M595. Bu"a Copper Mine, Bu"a, South Australia, Australia; (a) M/M potential; 20 mag. xls, partially...gray Quarlz; 3.4x2.2x2.1-$1.75 M537. Tammine11 Quarry, Gree11wood, Mai11e; (a) dark grecnish prism scctions...FUJELLITE;M6tt. Tom'sfhosphate Quqny,neqrKqmmda. So1111z Australia, Auscrqlia:sharp transparent 10-25 mag. MIM xls;...8xl.3xl.2-$1.75 LIBETHENITE;M535. Bu"a, South Australia, Australia; sharp o7 312-25 mag. M/M xls: (b) larger
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zap. vses. mineral, obshch., 1980, 109, 742-3. Aldermanite. I. R. Harrowfield, E. R. Segnit, and J. A. Watts...flakes on fluellite from the Moculta quarry, Angaston, South Australia, are orthorhombic, a 15.00(7), b 8...351 (KaanoqbocuHaI~T). A pale lilac mineral from Mt. Koashva and Mr. Yukspor, Kola peninsula, has space...Fe3+Si4010(OH)2, occurs at Strassenschacht, Germany, and Mt. Tologai, Kazakhstan. Monoclinic, a 5.26, b 9.10...Min. 18, 323. Crystal aggregates from Goose Creek quarry, Leesburg, Virginia, are monoclinic, a 7.52, b
Book (edition)
Other geographical abbreviations used are as follows: Mt. (mount or mountain), Mts. (mountains), R. (river)...the sequence North and South America and Greenland, then Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica)...of pegmatitic origin in the same sequence: North and South America and Greenland, then Europe, etc. For...6(5) - 5.8(4) - low-grade high-pressure quartzite on Mt. Ochi. near Karystos, Euboia, and near 3.77(8) -...Hill and Slim Buttes areas, both Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co
Book (edition)
England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia Nelson Canada I...Michael P. Cooper MR Mark Rogers MS Marshall Sussman MT Michigan Technological University MW = Marcelle Weber...Although density ranges are often entered, they are not necessarily the widest ranges possible. Densities...constants of most minerals tend to vary o,·er ,vide ranges because of chemical substitution. Although ,ve...Cave Hills and Slim Buttes areas, Harding County, South Dakota. SELECTED REFERENCES: Thompson, M. E., Ingram
 
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