Augelite from
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

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Augelite

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

Augelite

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

Augelite

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

Augelite

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

Augelite

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

Augelite

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

Augelite

Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Augelite
Formula:	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃
Comments:	Occurs as crystals to 0.75 inches (1.8 cm) or more; commonly euhedral, transparent, and as fracture coatings and cavity fillings.
Colour:	Colourless
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:	Andalusite Baryte Lazulite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rutile Trolleite Woodhouseite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Trolleite	1
Scorzalite	1
Natroalunite	1
Pyrite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Augelite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1482
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1482:3
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
*Lemmon, Dwight M. (1935) Augelite from Mono County, California. American Mineralogist, 20 (9) 664-668* Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497 *Wise, William S. (1977) Mineralogy of the Champion Mine, White Mountains, California. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (6) 478-486* *Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.*

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Augelite from Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA

Augelite from
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA