Kehoeite
A discredited species name
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Formula:
(Zn,Ca)Al2(PO4)2.5H2O
Colour:
White
Lustre:
Dull
Name:
After Mr. Henry Kehoe, American, who first observed the mineral.
Amorphous (Zn,Ca)Al2 (PO4 )2 .5H2 O ; a doubtful mineral species.
Found as seams and bunches in sphalerite-galena-pyrite ore.
Discredited as a species in 1998.
Originally reported from Merritt Mines (Merritt No. 1 Mine; Merritt No. 2 Mine), Galena, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA.
Found as seams and bunches in sphalerite-galena-pyrite ore.
Discredited as a species in 1998.
Originally reported from Merritt Mines (Merritt No. 1 Mine; Merritt No. 2 Mine), Galena, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7130
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7130:3
IMA Classification of Kehoeite
Discredited
Physical Properties of Kehoeite
Chemistry of Kehoeite
Mindat Formula:
(Zn,Ca)Al2(PO4)2.5H2O
Element Weights:
Other Language Names for Kehoeite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Kehoeite
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References for Kehoeite
Localities for Kehoeite
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- 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).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Mexico | |
| Yta et al. (2005) |
| Yta et al. (2005) | |
| Yta et al. (2005) | |
USA | |
| Smith et al. (2000) |
| Palache et al. (1951) |
