Leucophosphite

Leucophosphite
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.
General
CategoryPhosphate mineral
FormulaKFe+32(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O
IMA symbolLpp
Identification
ColorWhite to greenish, buff, yellow-brown, orange-brown, pink, greenish brown, brownish purple
FractureMonoclinic
Mohs scale hardness3.5

Leucophosphite is a phosphatic mineral derived from guano (bird or bat excrement).

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