Brockite

Specimen ID: 69P-4CE

Mineral(s)
Brockite : (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4·H2O
Locality
As recorded:
Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Mindat locality:
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A brockite pseudomorph after microlite (3 mm), the orange brockite tested the same as the red brown brockite without the iron which allows it to fluoresce a hot yellow green (SW UV). Still has a kick from the thorium. From the 45' level ~150' SW. Collected & photo by Betsy Martin.
Mark Joseph Wylie - 13th June 2010
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