collinsite

Name:

collinsite

A photo of the mineral collinsite

Class:

Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates

Chemistry:

Ca2(Mg,Fe)(PO4)2€2H2O Hydrous Calcium Magnesium Iron Phosphate

Color(s):

Colorless, white, light brown

Hardness:

3.5

SpecGrav:

2.93

Fracture:

brittle

Cleavage:

2 perfect

Crystal:

Triclinic - often prismatic to tabular, sometimes a radial structure

Envronment:

Association:

Locals:

| Canada | USSR | Austria | Australia | N.C., S.D., USA |

Misc:

Named after William H. Collins.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
2.) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada

3.) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada

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Name:	collinsite
Class:	Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates
Chemistry:	Ca2(Mg,Fe)(PO4)2€2H2O Hydrous Calcium Magnesium Iron Phosphate
Color(s):	Colorless, white, light brown
Hardness:	3.5	SpecGrav:	2.93
Fracture:	brittle	Cleavage:	2 perfect
Crystal:	Triclinic - often prismatic to tabular, sometimes a radial structure
Envronment:
Association:
Locals:	\| Canada \| USSR \| Austria \| Australia \| N.C., S.D., USA \|
Misc:	Named after William H. Collins.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada 2.) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada		3.) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada

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