Newberyite from
Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
| Locality type: | Cave | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Newberyite | |
| Formula: | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O | |
| Comments: | Newberyite crystals from Skipton Caves show 3 different habits 1- the crystals are tabular, translucent to opaque and grey-brown, with faces of the dominant form being uneven and dull. Complex twinning on these faces produces irregular rosettes of intergrown plates or roughly spheroidal shape which may reach 5 cm across. 2- these crystals are glassy, internally fractured, have lustrous faces and range from pale yellow to a dirty brown colour. Inclusions of guano particles are common. These crystals are usually 0.1-10 mm. 3- less common habit shows features with characteristics of the tabular form and equant habits. These form "skeleton" crystals, in reference to the set of partly separated plates developed parallel to the brachy-pinacoids. | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Dittmarite Hannayite Schertelite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Struvite | 6 | |
| Hannayite | 1 | |
| Brushite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Newberyite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (42 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 8071 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:8071:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia