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Phillipsite Subgroup from
Bickers Quarry (Simpkins Quarry), Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand


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Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
01470340017369965139367.jpg
Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
01411450017271987702683.jpg
Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
04931250017272038889252.jpg
Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
06396970017361169677002.jpg
Phillipsite Subgroup

Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Phillipsite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aragonite1
Albite1
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phillipsite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bickers Quarry (Simpkins Quarry), Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:93441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:93441:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Courtney, S.F. and Rodgers, K.A. (1988) Herschelite from Tokatoka, New Zealand. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1988, 433-437.
 
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