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Sinkankasite from
Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA


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Sinkankasite

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Sinkankasite, etc.

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Sinkankasite

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Sinkankasite, etc.

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Sinkankasite

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Sinkankasite, etc.

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
01242790017271926687159.jpg
Sinkankasite

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
03465910017362790063924.jpg
Sinkankasite, etc.

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
06924950017271926598970.jpg
Sinkankasite

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Sinkankasite, etc.

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Sinkankasite

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Sinkankasite, etc.

Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sinkankasite
Formula:Mn2+Al(PO3OH)2(OH) · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hureaulite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hureaulite6
Muscovite3
Fluorapatite2
- var Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite2
Barbosalite2
Quartz1
Vivianite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sinkankasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39737
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39737:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Peacor, Donald R., Dunn, Pete J., Roberts, Willard L., Campbell, Thomas J., Simmons, William B. (1984) Sinkankasite, a new phosphate from the Barker pegmatite, South Dakota. American Mineralogist, 69 (3-4) 380-382
 
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