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Haleniusite-(La): (La,Ce)OF

Comments: Back-scattered electron (BSE) micrograph of a section of bastnäsite-(La) showing partial alteration to håleniusite-(La), which is white on the image. Black areas are voids. (CanMin 42:1099).
Location: Mine dumps of Bastnäs deposit, Skinnskatteberg District, Västmanland County, Sweden. Scale: Scale Bar 100 µ-m.
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Haleniusite-(La): (La,Ce)OF

Comments: Secondary electron microscope (SEM) image showing tabular brochantite crystals growing on a featureless håleniusite-(La) substrate. (CanMin 42:1099).
Location: Mine dumps of Bastnäs deposit, Skinnskatteberg District, Västmanland County, Sweden. Scale: Scale Bar 100 µ-m.
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Haleniusite-(La): (La,Ce)OF

Comments: Back-scattered electron (BSE) micrograph of a section of bastnäsite-(La) showing partial alteration to håleniusite-(La), which is white on the image. Black areas are voids. (CanMin 42:1099).
Location: Mine dumps of Bastnäs deposit, Skinnskatteberg District, Västmanland County, Sweden. Scale: Scale Bar 100 µ-m.
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Haleniusite-(La): (La,Ce)OF

Comments: Secondary electron microscope (SEM) image showing tabular brochantite crystals growing on a featureless håleniusite-(La) substrate. (CanMin 42:1099).
Location: Mine dumps of Bastnäs deposit, Skinnskatteberg District, Västmanland County, Sweden. Scale: Scale Bar 100 µ-m.
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Harkerite: Ca24Mg8Al2(SiO4)8(BO3)6(CO3)10·2(H2O)

Comments: B&W PPL image of harkerite (Hrk) and clintonite (Cln) aggregate with inclusions of spinel (Spl) in Crestmore marble #2A Mgt: magnetite, Anh: anhydrite, Cal: calcite.
Location: Low-pressure contact aureole in the Crestmore quarry, Riverside County, California, USA. (CanMin, v37:277). Scale: See Image.
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Harkerite: Ca24Mg8Al2(SiO4)8(BO3)6(CO3)10·2(H2O)

Comments: B&W PPL image of harkerite (Hrk) and clintonite (Cln) aggregate with inclusions of spinel (Spl) in Crestmore marble #2A Mgt: magnetite, Anh: anhydrite, Cal: calcite.
Location: Low-pressure contact aureole in the Crestmore quarry, Riverside County, California, USA. (CanMin, v37:277). Scale: See Image.
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Hemloite: (As,Sb)2(Ti,V,Fe,Al)12O23OH

Comments: Coarse composite grain of hemloite surrounding rutile, with some alteration to titanite. The white grains are pyrite. (CanMin, v27:427).
Location: Drill core samples from the Hemlo gold deposit, Hemlo, Ontario, Canada. Scale: See Image.
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Hemloite: (As,Sb)2(Ti,V,Fe,Al)12O23OH

Comments: Coarse composite grain of hemloite surrounding rutile, with some alteration to titanite. The white grains are pyrite. (CanMin, v27:427).
Location: Drill core samples from the Hemlo gold deposit, Hemlo, Ontario, Canada. Scale: See Image.
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Henrymeyerite: BaFe++Ti7O16

Comments: Slender prismatic crystals of henrymeyerite intergrown with stubby hexagonal prisms of fluorapatite and dolomite rhombohedra. (CanMin v 38. p 620).
Location: Kovdor alkaline ultramafic complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Image size 0.2 mm.
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Henrymeyerite: BaFe++Ti7O16

Comments: Slender prismatic crystals of henrymeyerite intergrown with stubby hexagonal prisms of fluorapatite and dolomite rhombohedra. (CanMin v 38. p 620).
Location: Kovdor alkaline ultramafic complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Image size 0.2 mm.
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Hephaistosite: TlPb2Cl5

Comments: BSE image of hephaistosite crystals (CanMin, v43:701).
Location: Rim of La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Aeolian archipelago, Sicily, Italy. Scale: Crystal length 0.5 mm.
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Hephaistosite: TlPb2Cl5

Comments: BSE image of hephaistosite crystals (CanMin, v43:701).
Location: Rim of La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Aeolian archipelago, Sicily, Italy. Scale: Crystal length 0.5 mm.
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Hillite: Ca2(Zn, Mg)[PO4]2·2(H2O)  
Scholzite: CaZn2(PO4)2·2(H2O)

Comments: Morphology of a homogeneous larger cluster of hillite growing on an acicular crystal of scholzite. SEM back-scattered electron image.
Location: Lower Cambrian Parachilna Formation, Reaphook Hill, South Australia, Australia. Scale: See Image.
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Hillite: Ca2(Zn, Mg)[PO4]2·2(H2O)  
Scholzite: CaZn2(PO4)2·2(H2O)

Comments: Morphology of a homogeneous larger cluster of hillite growing on an acicular crystal of scholzite. SEM back-scattered electron image.
Location: Lower Cambrian Parachilna Formation, Reaphook Hill, South Australia, Australia. Scale: See Image.
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Insizwaite: Pt(Bi,Sb)2  
Moncheite: (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2

Comments: Back-scattered electron image showing b) intergrowth of taimyrite-tatyanaite with moncheitei-insizwaite (CanMin, v 42, p 611).
Location: Kondyor PGE placer, Khabarovskiy Kray, eastern Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Image.
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Insizwaite: Pt(Bi,Sb)2  
Moncheite: (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2

Comments: Back-scattered electron image showing b) intergrowth of taimyrite-tatyanaite with moncheitei-insizwaite (CanMin, v 42, p 611).
Location: Kondyor PGE placer, Khabarovskiy Kray, eastern Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Image.
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Jagueite: Cu2Pd3Se4

Comments: Polished section (oil-immersion, plain polarized on left, cross-polarized on right) showing lobate grains of chrisstanleyite (Chr), replaced by jaguéite (Jag), with tiemannite (Tie). The jaguéite twinning is evident by banding in both images.
Location: El Chire prospect, Los Llantenes District of La Rioja Province, Argentina.. Scale: Picture size 150 µm.
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Jagueite: Cu2Pd3Se4

Comments: Polished section (oil-immersion, plain polarized on left, cross-polarized on right) showing lobate grains of chrisstanleyite (Chr), replaced by jaguéite (Jag), with tiemannite (Tie). The jaguéite twinning is evident by banding in both images.
Location: El Chire prospect, Los Llantenes District of La Rioja Province, Argentina.. Scale: Picture size 150 µm.
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Jolliffeite: (Ni,Co)AsSe  
Eskebornite: CuFeSe2

Comments: Back-scattered electron image of jolliffeite in sulfurian eskebornite. Note the cracked appearance and the different brightness of eskebornite, which is a reflection of variable ratio of selenium to sulfur. (CanMin v 42, p 844).
Location: Niederschlema-Alberoda uranium deposit, in the Erzgebirge region of Germany. Scale: See Image.
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Jolliffeite: (Ni,Co)AsSe  
Eskebornite: CuFeSe2

Comments: Back-scattered electron image of jolliffeite in sulfurian eskebornite. Note the cracked appearance and the different brightness of eskebornite, which is a reflection of variable ratio of selenium to sulfur. (CanMin v 42, p 844).
Location: Niederschlema-Alberoda uranium deposit, in the Erzgebirge region of Germany. Scale: See Image.
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