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Phosphowalpurgite: (UO2)Bi4(PO4)O4·2(H2O)

Comments: Scanning electron photomicrograph of tabular crystals (up to 330 microm) of phosphowalpurgite, (CanMin, 42:966)..
Location: Old mine dumps of an abandoned small ore deposit near Smrkovec, located 10 km NNE of Mariánské Lázn?, Slavkovský Les Mountains, western Bohemia, Czech Republic. Scale: Picture Size 515 µ-m.
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Phosphowalpurgite: (UO2)Bi4(PO4)O4·2(H2O)

Comments: Scanning electron photomicrograph of tabular crystals (up to 330 microm) of phosphowalpurgite, (CanMin, 42:966)..
Location: Old mine dumps of an abandoned small ore deposit near Smrkovec, located 10 km NNE of Mariánské Lázn?, Slavkovský Les Mountains, western Bohemia, Czech Republic. Scale: Picture Size 515 µ-m.
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Pizgrischite: (Cu,Fe)Cu14PbBi17S35

Comments: Pizgrischite crystals spray partially altered into malachite (green) and bismutite (yellow) in a fine-grained quartz matrix. (CanMin, v45:1229).
Location: Piz Grisch Mountain, Val Ferrera, Graubünden, Switzerland. Scale: Picture size 4 cm.
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Pizgrischite: (Cu,Fe)Cu14PbBi17S35

Comments: Pizgrischite crystals spray partially altered into malachite (green) and bismutite (yellow) in a fine-grained quartz matrix. (CanMin, v45:1229).
Location: Piz Grisch Mountain, Val Ferrera, Graubünden, Switzerland. Scale: Picture size 4 cm.
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Platarsite: (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS

Comments: Coexisting platarsite (2) and sperrylite (1) included in a Pt-Fe alloy matrix. (CanMin, v15:385).
Location: Onverwacht mine, Transvaal, South Africa. Scale: See Image.
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Platarsite: (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS

Comments: Coexisting platarsite (2) and sperrylite (1) included in a Pt-Fe alloy matrix. (CanMin, v15:385).
Location: Onverwacht mine, Transvaal, South Africa. Scale: See Image.
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Pretulite: ScPO4

Comments: SEM-BSE image of a euhedral crystal of pretulite (left), and proposed crystal forms (right).
Location: Apatite-rich oolitic Ordovician ironstone at Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux, Armorican Massif, France. Scale: See Picture.
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Pretulite: ScPO4

Comments: SEM-BSE image of a euhedral crystal of pretulite (left), and proposed crystal forms (right).
Location: Apatite-rich oolitic Ordovician ironstone at Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux, Armorican Massif, France. Scale: See Picture.
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Pringleite: Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13(H2O)

Comments: SEM back-scatter photomicrograph of a polished thick section containing pringleite (Pr), hilgardite-lA (Hi) and halite (Hal). (CanMin, v31:795).
Location: Potash Company of America mine at Penobsquis, near Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada. Scale: Picture Size 2 mm.
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Pringleite: Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13(H2O)

Comments: SEM back-scatter photomicrograph of a polished thick section containing pringleite (Pr), hilgardite-lA (Hi) and halite (Hal). (CanMin, v31:795).
Location: Potash Company of America mine at Penobsquis, near Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada. Scale: Picture Size 2 mm.
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Prosperite: CaZn2(AsO4)2·(H2O)

Comments: B&W image of prosperite prisms.
Location: Tsumeb, South West Africa (Namibia). Scale: Crystal Length 5 mm.
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Prosperite: CaZn2(AsO4)2·(H2O)

Comments: B&W image of prosperite prisms.
Location: Tsumeb, South West Africa (Namibia). Scale: Crystal Length 5 mm.
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Proudite: Cu1.9Ag0.1Pb15.6Bi20.4Sb0.1S32.4Se14.5

Comments: BSE image of proudite aggregates from Tennant Creek, Australia. Pr = proudite, light grey: J = junoite, G = gangue and holes. (CanMin v47:25).
Location: Juno mine, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia. Scale: See Image.
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Proudite: Cu1.9Ag0.1Pb15.6Bi20.4Sb0.1S32.4Se14.5

Comments: BSE image of proudite aggregates from Tennant Creek, Australia. Pr = proudite, light grey: J = junoite, G = gangue and holes. (CanMin v47:25).
Location: Juno mine, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia. Scale: See Image.
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Putzite: (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6  
Catamarcaite: Cu6GeWS8

Comments: Polished section of putzite (pu) grain in close association with unnamed Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 (un1) and catamarcaite (ca), as inclusions in chalcocite-sphalerite (cc/sp) (CanMin 42:1761).
Location: Old dumps near the Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Department of Andalgalá, Catamarca Province, Argentina.. Scale: See Image.
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Putzite: (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6  
Catamarcaite: Cu6GeWS8

Comments: Polished section of putzite (pu) grain in close association with unnamed Cu8Fe2ZnGe2S12 (un1) and catamarcaite (ca), as inclusions in chalcocite-sphalerite (cc/sp) (CanMin 42:1761).
Location: Old dumps near the Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Department of Andalgalá, Catamarca Province, Argentina.. Scale: See Image.
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Qaqarssukite-(Ce): Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F

Comments: SEM image showing a blocky, stepped group of qaqarssukite-(Ce) crystals with several broken needles of strontianite. (CanMin, v44:1137).
Location: Qaqarssuk complex, Greenland. Scale: See Image.
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Qaqarssukite-(Ce): Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F

Comments: SEM image showing a blocky, stepped group of qaqarssukite-(Ce) crystals with several broken needles of strontianite. (CanMin, v44:1137).
Location: Qaqarssuk complex, Greenland. Scale: See Image.
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Radhakrishnaite: PbTe3(Cl,S)2  
Kolarite: PbTeCl2

Comments: Kolarite (1) and radhakrishnaite (2), replacing altaite (white) in galena (ight grey). (CanMin, v23:501).
Location: 1500 m level, Kolar gold deposit, India. Scale: Scale Bar 0.02 mm.
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Radhakrishnaite: PbTe3(Cl,S)2  
Kolarite: PbTeCl2

Comments: Kolarite (1) and radhakrishnaite (2), replacing altaite (white) in galena (ight grey). (CanMin, v23:501).
Location: 1500 m level, Kolar gold deposit, India. Scale: Scale Bar 0.02 mm.
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