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17 Aug 2022
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Tomsquarryite, NaMgAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 ● 8H2O, a new crandallite-derivative mineral from Tom's phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South Australia
Peter Elliott
Department of Earth Sciences, School of Physical Sciences,
University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, South Australia, Australia
South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, South
Australia, Australia
Ian E. Grey
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CSIRO Mineral Resources, Private Bag 10, Clayton South 3169, Victoria,
Australia
William G. Mumme
CSIRO Mineral Resources, Private Bag 10, Clayton South 3169, Victoria,
Australia
Colin M. MacRae
CSIRO Mineral Resources, Private Bag 10, Clayton South 3169, Victoria,
Australia
Anthony R. Kampf
Mineral Sciences Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
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Short summary
This paper describes the characterisation of a new mineral from a South Australian phosphate quarry. The characterisation included chemical analyses, infrared spectroscopy, and a determination and refinement of the crystal structure. The results showed that the mineral has a unique crystal chemistry, but it is closely related to the well-known phosphate mineral crandallite.
This paper describes the characterisation of a new mineral from a South Australian phosphate...
