Leucophosphite is a phosphatic mineral derived from guano (bird or bat excrement).[1]
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| Leucophosphite |
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 Hureaulite, leucophosphite.
Locality: White Elephant Mine, Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer District, Custer County, South Dakota, US (Locality at mindat.org).
Size: small cabinet, 9.8 × 5.4 × 3.4 cm. |
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| Category | Phosphate mineral |
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| Formula | KFe+32(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O[1] |
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| IMA symbol | Lpp[2] |
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| Color | White to greenish, buff, yellow-brown, orange-brown, pink, greenish brown, brownish purple[1] |
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| Fracture | Monoclinic[1] |
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| Mohs scale hardness | 3.5[1] |
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