Meurigite-K from
Wycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Meurigite-K | |
| Formula: | KFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O | |
| Comments: | Originally thought to be a mineral resembling potassian kidwellite (Birch 1994) has now been confirmed as meurigite-K. "At Wycheproof, meurigite occurs as yellow spheres and hemispheres up to about 0.2 mm across, with a silky white to cream fibrous internal structure. It is accompanied by rockbridgeite, cyrilovite and leucophosphite in small etch cavities in the granite pegmatite veins." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Rockbridgeite | 4 | |
| Eosphorite | 2 | |
| Cyrilovite | 2 | |
| Saléeite | 1 | |
| Autunite | 1 | |
| Selwynite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Meurigite-K data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 263236 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:263236:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Wycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia