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Formula: NaMgFe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6.2H2O
Hydrated phosphate, dufrénite group
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Specific gravity:
Streak: Olive green
Colour: Dark olive green to greenish brown
Environments
Bimbowrieite is a new mineral, approved on 2020 and to date (March 2024) reported only from the type locality.
Localities
At the type locality, White Rock No. 2 pegmatite, White Rock Feldspar Mine, Old Boolcoomata Station, Bimbowrie
Conservation Park, Olary Province, South Australia, bimbowrieite, has been found in the mineralogically zoned
rare-element bearing pegmatite. The crystals are dark
olive-green to greenish brown and are bladed with dimensions of up to 150 μm, occuring as aggregates up to 0.4 mm
across. Associated minerals include ushkovite,
bermanite, leucophosphite and
sellaite
(MM 88.90-96).
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