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Paranatrolite: Na2[Al2Si3O10]·3(H2O)
Comments: Translucent prismatic paranatrolite crystal aggregate. Location: Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Paraotwayite: Ni(OH)2-x(SO4,CO3)0.5x x=.5
Comments: Pale green, fibrous, silky, free standing paraotwayite crystals to about 0.25mm. Location: Vaca Murta meteorite, Taltal, Atacama, Chile. Scale: Crystal size .25 mm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix
Parapierrotite: Tl(Sb,As)5S8
Comments: Black semimetallic fragment of parapierrotite. Location: Lookout Pass Area, southeast Tooele County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database
Comments: Silvery metallic prismatic parapierrotite grains in translucent quartz rock. Location: Lookout Pass, Tooele County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Pararammelsbergite: NiAs2
Comments: Columnar crystals of metallic gray pararammelsbergite on massive arsenide ore. Location: Lawson Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada. Scale: Crystal size 1 mm. © Reiner Mielke
Pararealgar: AsS
Comments: Orange pararealgar on matrix. Location: Hänichen, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Pararobertsite: Ca2Mn+++3(PO4)3O2·3(H2O)
Comments: SEM image of a group of pararobertsite crystals illustraing the typical habit. (CanMin, v27:451). Location: Tip Top pegmatite, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Scale: Scale Bar 100 µm. © Canadian Mineralogist
Pararsenolamprite: As
Comments: Dark gray metallic pararsenolamprite. Location: Mukuno mine, Ouita, Japan. Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database
Parascholzite: CaZn2(PO4)2·2(H2O)
Comments: Bluish, transparent, prismatic parascholzite crystals on matrix. Location: Hagendorf, Bavaria, Germany. Scale: Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Parascholzite: CaZn2(PO4)2·2(H2O) Ehrleite: Ca2ZnBe(PO4)2(PO3,OH)·4(H2O)
Comments: White to clear, slender, 1-2mm, thin platy crystals of ehrleite associated with slender or thin,long bladed parascholzite. Type specimen courtesy of Museum of Geology, SD School of Mines. Location: Tip Top mine, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Scale: Crystal size 1-2 mm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix