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Pharmacoalumite from
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Pharmacoalumite | |
| Formula: | KAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6.5H2O | |
| Formation: | Secondary | |
| Comments: | Pharmacoalumite was found by analysis intimately associated with aluminium arsenates such as bettertonite and penberthycroftite. In early 2026, pharmacoalumite was analysed as collourless cubic crystals,<0.7mm coated by a white liskeardite-like mineral, which is awaiting XRD for species.(Rust 2026) | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Significance: | Unusual or interesting association, relationships with other species, pseudomorphism etc. - see notes. | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Scorodite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pharmacoalumite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 956131 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:956131:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK