Whitlockite

Whitlockite on montgomeryite

Whitlockite on jahnsite

Origin: Tip Top mine, Custer, Custer Co., South Dakota, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Whitlockite on siderite

Whitlockite on siderite

Origin: Palermo #1 mine, No. Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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2 mm lilac whitlockite crystals covering quartz

  

2 mm yellow whitlockite crystals and carbonate-apatite covering quartz

 

2 mm lilac-brown whitlockite crystals covering quartz

  

White rhombohedral crystals to 1 mm on carbonate-apatite on quartz

  

Lavender coloured rhombohedral crystals to 2 mm covering quartz. This colour is most sought after of the whitlockite which is found at the Tip Top mine. In fact, it is this colour, which some dealers have mistaken for pahasapaite - a serious error.

Origin: Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Ex. Willard Roberts collection

Sample size: 10 x 9 x 3 cm (top), 12 x 10 x 6 cm (2nd row), 8 x 4 cm (3rd row),  5 x 4.5 x 2 cm (4th row), 7 x 6 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

  

 

  

Origin: Tip Top Mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States

Ex. Grenier collection

Sample size: 5 x 3 x 1 cm (top), 8 x 6 x 2.5 cm (bottom)

 

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Origin: Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada

Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm (top), 4 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm (2nd/3rd row), 4 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm (bottom)

 

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