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Pharmacolite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About PharmacoliteHide

Formula:
Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Colour:
White or colorless, grayish white; colorless in transmitted light.
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Pearly
Hardness:
2 - 2½
Specific Gravity:
2.53 - 2.73
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named by Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten in 1800 from the Greek φάρμακον ("pharmakon"), a substance with potent properties, a poison (but may also mean a drug or medicine; cf. pharmacy, pharmaceutical etc.), in allusion to its composition, containing arsenic.
The arsenate analogue of brushite.
Pharmacolite may be visually very similar to fresh (undehydrated) ferrarisite.

Structurally related to gypsum. Not structurally related to picropharmacolite with whom it is often associated.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
3184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3184:0

IMA Classification of PharmacoliteHide

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
IMA Formula:
Ca(As5+O3OH)·2H2O

Classification of PharmacoliteHide

8.CJ.50

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
J : With only large cations
39.1.1.2

39 : HYDRATED ACID PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
1 : A[HXO4]·xH2O
20.2.8

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
2 : Arsenates of Be, Mg, Ca or Ba

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
PmcIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of PharmacoliteHide

Sub-Vitreous, Pearly
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Comment:
Luster pearly on cleavage.
Colour:
White or colorless, grayish white; colorless in transmitted light.
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2 - 2½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
On {010}, perfect.
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
2.53 - 2.73 g/cm3 (Measured)    2.73 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
2.710 ± 0.010 (artificial material)

Optical Data of PharmacoliteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.580 - 1.583 nβ = 1.589 - 1.590 nγ = 1.590 - 1.594
2V:
Measured: 77° , Calculated: 84°
Birefringence:
0.010
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.010 - 0.011
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
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Surface Relief:
Moderate (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.
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Interference Figure:
This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.
Dispersion:
r > v
Optical Extinction:
Z=b; X ^ c = 29°
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of PharmacoliteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O44.435 %
As34.680 %
Ca18.552 %
H2.333 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
As
Ca
H

Crystallography of PharmacoliteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
m - Domatic
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.9745 Å, b = 15.4340 Å, c = 6.2797 Å
β = 114.83°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.387 : 1 : 0.407
Unit Cell V:
525.52 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Crystals tiny, rare, flattened on {010} or needle-like [001]. Silky fibrous; acicular clusters; botryoidal and stalactitic.
Comment:
Space group Ia (non-standard setting). If Z = 8, there is a similarity to krautite. Another setting is C-centered: a ~ 6.59, b ~ 15.43, c ~ 5.98 Å, β ~ 120.3°.

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IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0009386PharmacoliteFerraris G, Jones D W, Yerkess J (1971) Determination of hydrogen atom positions in the crystal structure of pharmacolite, CaHAsO4(H2O)2, by neutron diffraction Acta Crystallographica B27 349-3541971Andreasberg, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany0293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
7.7 Å(90)
5.3 Å(20)
5.1 Å(70)
4.3 Å(100)
4.01 Å(10)
3.84 Å(20)
3.70 Å(10)
3.08 Å(80)
3.05 Å(20)
3.02 Å(80)
2.92 Å(20)
2.84 Å(20)
2.70 Å(90)
2.66 Å(90)
2.56 Å(40)
2.48 Å(50)
2.43 Å(50)
2.30 Å(10)
2.21 Å(40)
2.18 Å(10)
2.13 Å(10)
2.00 Å(40)
1.98 Å(1)
1.96 Å(10)
1.92 Å(50)
1.908 Å(40)
1.901 Å(50)
1.857 Å(50)
1.829 Å(50)
1.812 Å(50)
1.752 Å(50)
1.668 Å(20)
1.658 Å(10)
1.640 Å(10)
1.614 Å(10)
1.605 Å(40)
1.588 Å(10)
1.564 Å(40)
1.553 Å(20)
1.538 Å(10)
1.521 Å(10)
1.506 Å(10)
1.468 Å(40)
1.432 Å(10)
Comments:
ICDD 25-138

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47d : [Arsenates, antimonates, selenates, bismuthinates]
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals<10 Ka
55 : Anthropogenic mine minerals
Geological Setting:
Oxidized zones of arsenical ore deposits.

Type Occurrence of PharmacoliteHide

Geological Setting of Type Material:
Found on oxidized arsenic ores; may be post-mining.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of PharmacoliteHide

Arsenblüte (in part)

Arsenicite (in part)

Other Language Names for PharmacoliteHide

Relationship of Pharmacolite to other SpeciesHide

Other Members of Gypsum Supergroup:
BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2OMon. m : Bb
Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2OMon. 2/m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
27 photos of Pharmacolite associated with RealgarAs4S4
19 photos of Pharmacolite associated with PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
19 photos of Pharmacolite associated with CalciteCaCO3
12 photos of Pharmacolite associated with Native ArsenicAs
11 photos of Pharmacolite associated with 'Limonite'
11 photos of Pharmacolite associated with OrpimentAs2S3
10 photos of Pharmacolite associated with GalenaPbS
8 photos of Pharmacolite associated with ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
8 photos of Pharmacolite associated with GuériniteCa6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 · 10.5H2O
7 photos of Pharmacolite associated with SainfelditeCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

8.CJ.AirditeSr(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2OMon. m : Bb
8.CJ.DobšináiteCa2Ca(AsO4)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.CJ.SainfelditeCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.CJ.CaesiumpharmacosideriteCsFe3+4[(AsO4)3(OH)4] · 4H2OIso. 43m : P43m
8.CJ.JeankempiteCa5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 7H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CJ.05Stercorite(NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CJ.10Swaknoite(NH4)2Ca(PO3OH)2 · H2OOrth.
8.CJ.10Mundrabillaite(NH4)2Ca(PO3OH)2 · H2OMon. m : Pm
8.CJ.15NabaphiteNaBaPO4 · 9H2OIso. 23 : P213
8.CJ.15NastrophiteNa(Sr,Ba)PO4 · 9H2OIso. 23 : P213
8.CJ.20HaidingeriteCaHAsO4 · H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
8.CJ.25Rhabdophane-(Y)YPO4 · H2OHex. 622 : P6222
8.CJ.25VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.CJ.27'Churchite-(Dy)'(Dy,Sm,Gd,Nd)PO4 · 2H2OMon.
8.CJ.30FerrarisiteCa5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CJ.35FulbrightiteCa(V4+O)2(As5+O4)2 · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CJ.35Machatschkiite(Ca,Na)6(AsO4)(HAsO4)3(PO4,SO4) · 15H2OTrig. 3m : R3c
8.CJ.40RauenthaliteCa3(AsO4)2 · 10H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CJ.40PhaunouxiteCa3(AsO4)2 · 11H2OTric.
8.CJ.45Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2OHex. 622 : P6222
8.CJ.45Smirnovskite(Th,Ca)PO4 · nH2OHex. 622 : P6222
8.CJ.45Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2OTrig. 32 : P3121
8.CJ.45Rhabdophane-(La)La(PO4) · H2OHex. 622 : P6222
8.CJ.45Rhabdophane-(Nd)Nd(PO4) · H2OHex. 622 : P6222
8.CJ.45Tristramite(Ca,U4+,Fe3+)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2OHex. 622 : P6222
8.CJ.45Grayite(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2OHex. 622 : P6222
8.CJ.45ŠtěpiteU(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2O Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I41/acd
8.CJ.47VysokýiteU4+[AsO2(OH)2]4 · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CJ.50Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.CJ.50BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2OMon. m : Bb
8.CJ.50ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2OMon. m : Bb
8.CJ.50'Churchite-(Nd)'Nd(PO4) · 2H2OMon.
8.CJ.55McneariteNaCa5(AsO4)(HAsO4)4 · 4H2OTric.
8.CJ.60DorfmaniteNa2(PO3OH) · 2H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
8.CJ.65SincositeCa(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2OTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P42/nnm
8.CJ.65BariosincositeBa(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2OTet.
8.CJ.70CatalanoiteNa2(PO3OH) · 8H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Ibca
8.CJ.75GuériniteCa6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 · 10.5H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.CJ.85Ningyoite(U,Ca,Ce)2(PO4)2 · 1-2H2OOrth.

Fluorescence of PharmacoliteHide

May be fluorescent pale blue in SW UV

Other InformationHide

Notes:
Flexible in thin lamellae. Readily soluble in acids; insoluble in water. Dehydrates rapidly at 60°C to haidingerite.
Health Risks:
This is a potentially dangerous mineral. Contains arsenic. Handle minimally and carefully. Do not lick or taste, do not breathe dust, wash hands thoroughly after handling.

Internet Links for PharmacoliteHide

References for PharmacoliteHide

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Localities for PharmacoliteHide

Showing 136 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Albania
 
  • Shkodër County
    • Vau i Dejës
      • Drin valley
Ferrini et al. (2003)
Australia
 
  • New South Wales
    • Clive Co.
      • Clive
Ashley et al. (1999)
  • Queensland
    • Cloncurry Shire
      • Selwyn District
Peter Andersen collection
Austria
 
  • Salzburg
    • St. Johann im Pongau District
      • Bad Gastein
        • Siglitz - Bockhart gold mining district
Strasser (1989)
    • Zell am See District
      • Leogang
        • Hütten
          • Schwarzleograben
Fugger (1878)
      • Rauris
        • Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area
          • Kolm-Saigurn
Strasser (1989)
Niedermayr et al. (2009)
  • Styria
    • Liezen District
      • Schladming
        • Obertalbach valley
Strasser (1989)
    • Weiz District
      • Fischbach
        • Völlegg
Hatle et al. (1887)
Canada
 
  • British Columbia
    • Kamloops Mining Division
      • Savona
Garske (n.d.)
    • Slocan Mining Division
      • Sandon
Mauthner et al. (1996)
  • Northwest Territories
    • North Slave Region
      • Great Bear Lake
  • Ontario
    • Timiskaming District
      • Cobalt-Gowganda region
        • Cobalt area
          • Coleman Township
Reiner Mielke 2012
Percival
Chile
 
  • Atacama
    • Copiapó Province
      • Tierra Amarilla
        • Pampa Larga mining district
          • Alacrán
Raman Spectroscopy and SEM-EDS by Joy ...
China
 
  • Hunan
    • Changde
      • Shimen Co.
        • Shimen deposit
Zhu et al. (2015) +1 other reference
Czech Republic
 
  • Central Bohemian Region
    • Příbram District
      • Dubno
Ondruš et al. (1989)
      • Háje
Plášil
Plášil J. et al. (2008)
  • Karlovy Vary Region
    • Karlovy Vary District
Palache et al. (1951)
Dr. Jan Hlousek label +1 other reference
    • Sokolov District
      • Kraslice
Beran (Ag, Au, Co) +2 other references
  • Olomouc Region
    • Jeseník District
      • Javorník
        • Zálesí
Novák et al. (2004)
  • Plzeň Region
    • Tachov District
      • Chodský Újezd
        • Dolní Jadruž
Tvrdý +1 other reference
  • Ústí nad Labem Region
    • Chomutov District
Hyrsl et al. (2009)
    • Teplice District
Řídkošil et al. (1985)
France
 
  • Grand Est
    • Haut-Rhin
      • Colmar-Ribeauvillé
        • Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Bari (1982)
            • Saint Guillaume vein
Wittern et al. (1997)
            • Saint Jacques vein
Wittern +1 other reference
Bari (1982) +1 other reference
This mine worked the same vein as Gabe ... +2 other references
      • Thann-Guebwiller
        • Kruth
Wittern et al. (1997) +1 other reference
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    • Haute-Vienne
      • Bellac
        • Vaulry
Queneau (n.d.)
  • Occitanie
    • Aude
      • Carcassonne
        • Villanière
Pélisson et al. (1987)
    • Hérault
      • Lodève
        • Lodève
Henriot et al. (1998)
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    • Alpes-Maritimes
      • Nice Arrondissement
Cuchet (2000)
Cuchet (2000)
Germany
 
  • Baden-Württemberg
    • Freiburg Region
      • Lörrach
        • Wieden
Walenta (1992)
      • Rottweil
        • Schenkenzell
          • Wittichen
            • Böckelsbach valley
Weiß (1990)
Palache et al. (1951) +3 other references
            • Burgfelsen
            • Heubach Valley
Blaß et al. (2001)
            • Zundelgraben
Weiß (1990)
        • Schiltach
          • Stammelbach valley
Markl (1992)
    • Karlsruhe Region
      • Freudenstadt
        • Alpirsbach
Erzgräber 1987 (2)
  • Bavaria
    • Lower Franconia
      • Aschaffenburg District
        • Sailauf
          • Hartkoppe
Lorenz (2004) +1 other reference
  • Hesse
    • Darmstadt
      • Bergstraße
        • Abtsteinach
          • Mackenheim
Nickel et al. (1985)
        • Bensheim
          • Auerbach
Weiß (1990)
      • Darmstadt-Dieburg
        • Mühltal
          • Nieder-Beerbach
Nickel et al. (1985)
      • Main-Kinzig-Kreis
        • Biebergemünd
          • Bieber
Palache et al. (1951)
    • Kassel Region
      • Hersfeld-Rotenburg
        • Nentershausen
          • Süß
            • Richelsdorf Smelter
Weiß (1990)
Christophe Boutry collection
Schnorrer-Köhler (1988)
  • Lower Saxony
    • Goslar District
      • Braunlage
        • St Andreasberg
Palache et al. (1951)
      • Goslar
Weiß (1990)
  • North Rhine-Westphalia
    • Arnsberg
      • Siegen-Wittgenstein
        • Kreuztal
          • Ferndorf
54 (in German) +1 other reference
  • Rhineland-Palatinate
    • Altenkirchen
      • Daaden-Herdorf
        • Schutzbach
Weiß (1990)
      • Kirchen (Sieg)
        • Niederfischbach
Weiß (1990)
  • Saarland
    • Merzig-Wadern
      • Beckingen
        • Düppenweiler
Gerhard Müller: Bergbau-PSL-Mineralogie et al. (Saarbrücken 1996)
  • Saxony
Hofmann (1992)
    • Erzgebirgskreis
      • Annaberg-Buchholz
        • Kleinrückerswalde
Möhn et al. (07/2020)
      • Aue-Bad Schlema
        • Alberoda
Vollstädt et al. (1991)
      • Ehrenfriedersdorf
Wittern (2001)
Wittern (2001)
      • Marienberg
        • Lauta
Hajek (2010)
Wittern (2001)
      • Raschau-Markersbach
        • Langenberg
          • Graul
www.dergraul.de (2001)
      • Schneeberg
        • Neustädtel
          • Wolfgangmaßen
Massanek et al. (2005)
      • Schwarzenberg
        • Crandorf
Martin et al. (2021) +1 other reference
Hans-Jürgen Haas collection
        • Pöhla
Wittern (2001)
  • Thuringia
    • Altenburger Land District
      • Löbichau
Witzke et al. (1998)
    • Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District
      • Unterwellenborn
Wittern (2001)
    • Wartburg District
      • Bad Liebenstein
Greece
 
  • Attica
    • East Attica
      • Lavreotiki
        • Plaka
          • Plaka Mines
Blaß et al. (1998) +1 other reference
Fritz Schreiber collection +1 other reference
Iran
 
  • Isfahan Province
    • Nain County
      • Anarak District
Bariand et al. (1993)
Ireland
 
  • Munster
    • Tipperary County
      • Moyne
Stephen Moreton Collection
Italy
 
  • Lombardy
    • Sondrio Province
      • Lanzada
        • Campo Moro Valley
          • Poschiavina Valley
      • Sondalo
Bedognè et al. (2006)
  • Piedmont
    • Metropolitan City of Turin
      • Lessolo
        • Calea
Campostrini (2001)
  • Sardinia
    • South Sardinia Province
      • Gonnosfanadiga
Stara et al. (1996)
        • Fenugu Sibiri Mine
Stara et al. (1996)
Japan
 
  • Oita Prefecture
    • Saiki City
      • Kiura Mine
OHNISHI et al. (2013) +1 other reference
Kazakhstan
 
  • Kostanay Region
    • Rudny
Evseev (1995) +1 other reference
Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Malaysia
 
  • Sarawak
    • Kuching Division
      • Bau
Breward et al. (1994)
Mexico
 
  • Zacatecas
    • Mazapil Municipality
      • Mazapil
Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
Morocco
 
  • Drâa-Tafilalet Region
    • Ouarzazate Province
      • Amerzgane Cercle
        • Ouisselsate Caïdat
          • Bou Azzer Mine
Favreau et al. (2006)
          • Méchoui
Favreau et al. (2006)
    • Zagora Province
      • Agdz Cercle
        • Tansifte Caïdat
          • Aghbar
Favreau et al. (2007)
Favreau et al. (2006)
Favreau et al. (2006)
          • Ightem
Favreau et al. (2006)
North Macedonia
 
  • Kavadarci Municipality
    • Ržanovo
Rieck (1993) +3 other references
  • Lipkovo Municipality
Hiessleitner (1951)
Poland
 
  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship
    • Karkonosze County
      • Gmina Janowice Wielkie
Ciesielczuk et al. (2003)
    • Kłodzko County
Lavinsky (n.d.)
Portugal
 
  • Aveiro
    • Albergaria-a-Velha
      • Branca
Alves (n.d.)
  • Guarda
    • Gouveia
      • Folgosinho
Pierre Rosseel collection
Romania
 
  • Maramureș County
    • Baia Mare
U. Kolitsch (PXRD + EDS)
  • Suceava County
Koller G.2009
Russia
 
  • Adygea (Republic of Adygea)
    • Maykopsky District
Pekov I.V. et al. (2010) +1 other reference
  • Magadan Oblast
    • Srednekansky District
Savva et al. (2023)
  • Zabaykalsky Krai
    • Nerchinsky District
      • Adun-Cholon Range
Kasatkin et al. (2014)
    • Olovyanninsky District
Yurgenson et al. (2011)
Slovakia
 
  • Košice Region
    • Rožňava District
Koděra et al. (1986)
        • Dobšiná mining district
Tóth M. et al. (in Hungarian)
Spain
 
  • Asturias
    • Cabrales
      • Prado
        • Ortiguero
          • Hoyos de Alda
Julio Alberto Cendon Martinez
  • Castile and Leon
    • León
      • Cármenes
López (n.d.)
      • Crémenes
Manuel Echevarria Rodriguez collection
  • Catalonia
    • Barcelona
      • Vallès Occidental-Baix Llobregat
        • Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol
Mineralogistes de Catalunya (2/3)
    • Lleida
      • Pallars Sobirà
        • Baix Pallars
          • Peramea
    • Tarragona
      • Conca de Barberà
        • Vimbodí i Poblet
          • Bosc de Poblet
Switzerland
 
  • Grisons
    • Bernina Region
      • Poschiavo
Bedognè et al. (2006)
  • Valais
    • Goms
      • Binn
        • Fäld
Analyses by N. Meisser (XRD - MGL, Lausanne) +1 other reference
    • Sierre
      • Anniviers
        • Ayer
Stalder et al. (1998) +1 other reference
UK
 
  • England
    • Cumbria
      • Allerdale
        • St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
Day (1999)
USA
 
  • Arizona
    • Mohave County
Onac (2025)
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
      • San Gabriel Canyon
Irelan et al. (1890a) +2 other references
  • Colorado
    • Mesa County
      • Gateway Mining District
        • Beaver Mesa
Kampf et al. (2017)
  • Michigan
    • Keweenaw County
      • Allouez Township
        • Mohawk
Wilson et al. (1992)
  • Nevada
    • Eureka County
      • Antelope Mining District
        • Gold Bar mine
Castor et al. (2004)
    • Humboldt County
      • Osgood Mountains
        • Potosi Mining District
          • Adam Peak
- (2005)
Castor et al. (2004)
- (2005)
- (2005)
Barrick Gold Corporation
- (2005)
    • Nye County
      • Toquima Range
        • Manhattan Mining District
          • Manhattan
Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
    • Pershing County
      • Antelope Mining District
Castor et al. (2004)
  • New Jersey
    • Sussex County
      • Ogdensburg
        • Sterling Hill
Dunn (1995)
 
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