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MEURIGITE-K - Těškov, Czech Republic | SYSTEMATIC | 52 x 40 x 26 mm

Meurigite-K, Czech Republic, Miniature (3-6 cm)
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Mineral: MEURIGITE-K
Locality: Těškov quarry, Těškov, Rokycany District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
Dimension (mm): 52 x 40 x 26 mm
Weight (gr): 62 gram

Description / Notes: Meurigit-K forms deep yellow, orange, and slightly brownish, silky, partially translucent, globular aggregates and crusts that are embedded in iron-colored quartz crystals.

  • Formula:KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
  • Colour:Yellowish brown, cream to white, pale to canary yellow
  • Lustre:Sub-Vitreous, Waxy, Silky
  • Hardness:3
  • Specific Gravity:2.96
  • Crystal System:Monoclinic
  • Name:Named meurigite in 1996 by William D. Birch, Allan Pring, P. G. Self, R. B. Gibbs, E. Kleck, Martin C. Jensen, Eugene Edward Foord in honor of John Meurig Thomas [born 15 December, 1932 Llanelli, South Wales, United Kingdom - died 13 November, 2020], a prolific reasearcher and crystal chemist known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK. It was renamed in 2009 to meurigite-K, after the discovery and description of a sodium analogue meurigite-Na.
  • Type Locality: Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
  • IMA status: Approved 1995.Renamed from meurigite to meurigite-K in 2009.
Further information in mineralogy databases:

Classification:
  • 8.Phosphates,Arsenates,Vanadates
Mineral name:
  • Meurigite-K
Country origine:
Czech Republic
Specimen size:
Miniature (3-6 cm)

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