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Schertelite from
Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Schertelite

Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Schertelite, etc.

Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
09425990017271926405751.jpg
Schertelite

Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Schertelite, etc.

Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
09425990017271926405751.jpg
Schertelite

Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
00873540017271926386258.jpg
Schertelite, etc.

Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Schertelite
Formula:(NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Comments:Occurs in small colourless flat crystals of somewhat indistinct character. The original material has been lost.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Newberyite
Struvite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Struvite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schertelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skipton Caves, Mount Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9823
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9823:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Mineralogical Magazine (1903): 376, 699.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.). Natural History Museum.
 
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