Minerals of the Chickering Mine Walpole, NH     MORAESITE   Be2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O           Back to Chickering front page.
Specimen owner ID's (capitals): TM = Tom Mortimer, BW = Bob Wilken, BJ = Bob Janules, PC = Peter Cristofono, AW = Anna Wilken
Photographer ID's (lower case).
Identification: MOR_1, MOR_2, MOR_3, MOR_6=> Visual. Not fluorescent, so not Uralolite.
Moraesite6 Idendified by EDS analysis. Analyst stated the minor elements in the analysis (Al, Mn, Fe) were "insufficient" to be significant.
EDS instrument is not responsive to Be.
Discussion: Perhaps zanazzite should be considered for Anna's MOR_3?
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MORAESITE    7 mm field of view     TM - Oct 2010      Photo: MOR_1   [tm]
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MORAESITE    Zoom view of MOR_1 showing fibrous structure     TM - Oct 2010      Photo: MOR_2   [tm]
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MORAESITE    2 mm crystal group     AW      Photo: MOR_3   [aw]
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MORAESITE    6 mm field of view. Radial sprays of moraesite in thin seam. EDS verified.     TM      Photo: Moraesite6   [tm]
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MORAESITE    1 mm field of view. Radial spray of moraesite.     TM      Photo: Moraesite10   [tm]
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MORAESITE    3 mm field of view. Radial sprays of moraesite on elbaite.     PC      Photo: MOR_6   [pc]