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Pittongite from
Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Pittongite

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Pittongite, etc.

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Pittongite, etc.

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
07860690017272471143625.jpg
Pittongite

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Pittongite, etc.

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Pittongite, etc.

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
07860690017272471143625.jpg
Pittongite

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
08762750017271987199576.jpg
Pittongite, etc.

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
00968520017271987202160.jpg
Pittongite, etc.

Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pittongite
Formula:Na0.22(W,Fe3+)(O,OH)3 · 0.44H2O
Comments:"Pittongite occurs as glistening, creamy yellow encrustations of very thin(0.3-0.5 micron) platy crystals on etched blades of ferberite up to 4 cm long, enclosed in massive white reef quartz. It has formed by alteration of ferberite in a supergene environment in the presence of oxidizing, acidic solutions containing Na."
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ferberite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pittongite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:396431
Long-form Identifier:1:3:396431:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Birch, W. D., Grey, I. E., Mills, S. J., Bougerol, C., Pring, A., Ansermet, S. (2007) Pittongite, a new tungstate with a mixed-layer, pyrochlore hexagonal tungsten bronze structure, from Victoria, Australia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4) 857-864 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.857
 
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