Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Planerite a.k.a Ceruleolactite
General Trimbles Mine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Classification |
Mineral |
Tags |
Perky Box
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Origin Location |
General Trimbles Mine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Description |
This small chunk of teal blue Turquoise group mineral labeled Ceruleolactite, an obsolete term for this mineral which is now now known as Planerite. This specimen has nice color and an unusual back story on this relatively rare, old stock mineral specimen. |
Luster |
Dull |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Thumbnail |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
2.00 cm * 2.00 cm * 1.00 cm |
Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Planerite: Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8ยท4H2O hexaluminum phosphorus oxygen phosphorus trioxygen oxygen hydrogen oxygen hydrogen hydrogen oxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Amesite Actinolite Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Fluorite Chrysocolla / Bornite Chalcedony var. Grape Agate |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): turquoise
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Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Planerite a.k.a Ceruleolactite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Planerite a.k.a Ceruleolactite Search Web Mineral DB: Planerite a.k.a Ceruleolactite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Planerite a.k.a Ceruleolactite
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