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Crandallite from
Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia


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Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
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Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
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Crandallite, etc.

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
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Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
08258980017271978068916.jpg
Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
07883820017271978334940.jpg
Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
05917600017271978368464.jpg
Crandallite, etc.

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
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Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
08258980017271978068916.jpg
Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
07883820017271978334940.jpg
Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
05917600017271978368464.jpg
Crandallite, etc.

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
06641350017778532667456.jpg
Crandallite

Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Crandallite
Formula:CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite3
- var Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Crandallite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98529
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98529:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Crandallite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPenrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘSt Kitts Phosphate Quarry, St Kitts, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘTom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘSt Johns Quarry, St Johns, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘFairview Quarry, Robertstown, South Australia, Australia
References
Harrowfield, I. R., Segnit, E. R., Watts, J. A. (1981) Aldermanite, a new magnesium aluminium phosphate. Mineralogical Magazine, 44 (333) 59-62 doi:10.1180/minmag.1981.44.333.08
Segnit, E.R., Watts, J.A., Peisley, V. (1981) Mineralogy of the rock phosphate deposit at Moculta, South Australia. Australian Mineralogist, 35, 179-186.
 
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