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    Leucophosphite

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    Leucophosphite
    Hureaulite, Leucophosphite.

    Locality: White Elephant Mine, Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA (Locality at mindat.org).

    Size: small cabinet, 9.8 x 5.4 x 3.4 cm.
    General
    CategoryPhosphate mineral
    Formula
    (repeating unit)    		KFe+32(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O[1]
    IMA symbolLpp[2]
    Identification
    ColorWhite to greenish, buff, yellow-brown, orange-brown, pink, greenish brown, brownish purple[1]
    FractureMonoclinic[1]
    Mohs scale hardness3.5[1]

    Leucophosphite is a phosphatic mineral derived from guano (bird or bat excrement).[1]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e "Leucophosphite". mindat.org. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
    2. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.

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