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Miserite from
North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas, USA


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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
09221330017272011131304.jpg
Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
06428370017271925118517.jpg
Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
09221330017272011131304.jpg
Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
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Miserite, etc.

North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Miserite
Formula:K1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5(Si6O15)(Si2O7)(OH,F)2 · yH2O
Comments:East highwall of the pit (SE portion of pit wall).
Luminescent properties:Bright lemon-yellow in S.W
fluoresces pastel green under shortwave UV light
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wollastonite24
Straczekite9
Diopside-Hedenbergite Series2
Fluorapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Miserite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217606:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Schaller, Waldemar T. (1950) Miserite from Arkansas: a renaming of natroxonotlite. American Mineralogist, 35 (9-10) 911-921
 
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