Doug Merson @Micromineral@qoto.org
Mineral collector for past 70 years. Served 21 years in United States Navy and 20 years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Wife and I plus 3 granddaughters are llama owners.
Joined Nov 2022
Veszelyite, (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O
Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
FOV = 2.9 mm
#9389
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Cornwallite, Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Agardite-(Y), YCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Green sphere of cornwallite and adjacent mass of cornwallite with agardite-(Y) scattered over the surface.
Falgayrolles, Monteils, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France.
FOV = 2.6 mm
#9388
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Tyrolite, Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O
Azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Blue green tyrolite with azurite.
La Amorosa mine, San Rafael claim, Villahermosa del Rio, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
FOV = 3.5 mm
#9391
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Kasolite, Pb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O
Clusters of yellow kasolite crystals.
San Rafael Mine, Cardeña, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
FOV = 1.8 mm
#9392
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Hubeite, Ca2Mn2+Fe3+Si4O12(OH)·2H2O
Manganbabingtonite, Ca2Mn2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Reddish brown hubeite with dark manganbabingtonite on quartz.
FOV = 0.9 mm
#9393
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Fluoro-edenite, NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Multiple fluoro-edenite crystals associated with tridymite and a feldspar group mineral.
Harter Mountain, Linn County, Oregon, USA
FOV = 3.6 mm
#9397
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Enstatite, Mg2Si2O6
Fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3F
Several brown enstatite crystals with colorless needles of fluorapatite.
The steep terminations of the enstatite distinguish from the fluoro-edenite found here.
ID based on comparison to analyzed material from similar Oregon localities.
FOV = 1.4 mm
#9398
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Fluoro-edenite, NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Several yellowish brown fluoro-edenite crystals. They can be distinguished from enstatite by the flatter crystal termination.
ID based on comparison to similar analyzed material from similar Oregon localities.
Harter Mountain, Linn County, Oregon, USA
FOV = 1.7 mm
#9399
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Augite, (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6
Enstatite, Mg2Si2O6
Fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3F
Tridymite, SiO2
Light olive green augite at center with and enstatite crystal extending down from the lower right corner. There are several elongated colorless fluorapatite crystals visible. Numerous pseudohexagonal tridymite crystals are scatter across the specimen.
Harter Mountain, Linn County, Oregon, USA
FOV = 1.1 mm
#9400
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Datolite, CaB(SiO4)(OH) - white crystals
Fluorite, CaF2 - blue crystal
UK39, a member of the hellandite group - the spray of cystals on corner of fluorite
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 4.0 mm
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Cordylite-(Ce), (Na,Ca, )BaCe2(CO3)4(F,O)
Yellow crystal associated with quartz.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 4.0 mm
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Chabazite-Na, (Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O
Mass of thin plates of chabazite.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 3.5 mm
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Celestine, Sr(SO4)
Mass of tiny white celestine crystals at center.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 1.2 mm
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Catapleiite, Na2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O
Colorless catapleiite with dark green aegirine.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 3.6 mm
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Carletonite, KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(F,OH)·H2O
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 3.7 mm
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•Cancrisilite, Na7(Si7Al5)O24(CO3)·3H2O
Was cancrinite until cancrisilite was described.
Per communication from László Horvath on 6 June 2007, the only cancrinite at MSH is the yellow. The colorless and pale mauve have been shown to be cancrisilite. Analysis by XRD, EMPA, and IR.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 3.9 mm
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Burbankite, (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Yellowish hexagonal prisn of burbankite. The acicular crystals at upper left are aegirine.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 3.0 mm
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Brookite, TiO2
Cluster of several black brookite crystals.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 1.1 mm
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Birnessite, (Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O
Ranciéite, (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O
Originally described as birnessite, new research showed to be a mixture with ranciéite.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 4.0 mm
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Annite, KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 1.6 mm
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Mineral collector for past 70 years. Served 21 years in United States Navy and 20 years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Wife and I plus 3 granddaughters are llama owners.
Joined Nov 2022
