Locality type: | Hill |
Classification |
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Species: | Mitridatite |
Formula: | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
Comments: | First found in the spring of 1980, identified by R. Van Tassel in March 1982. |
Habit: | spheres up to 40µm made up of acicular crystals on snow-white "strunzite" (ferristrunzite) |
Colour: | dark greenish-brown |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Ferristrunzite | ⓘ7 photos of Mitridatite associated with Ferristrunzite at this locality. |
Whitmoreite | ⓘ7 photos of Mitridatite associated with Whitmoreite at this locality. |
Beraunite | ⓘ4 photos of Mitridatite associated with Beraunite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Mitridatite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 70980 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:70980:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | cc4242e7-d693-461c-b636-ebd9564524ca |
References |
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Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium