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May show on {100} and {001}. Twins evident when of varying proportions but symmetrical twins consist of four to eight individuals in sectors with four individuals comprising a \"termination\". Visible twinning is uncommon.","Equant to pyramidal crystals, short prismatic [001], tabular, platy, radiating groups, fibrous crusts, massive.","Small yellow crystals on quartz.",5,"3.11","3.19","3.13",1,"Vitreous,Sub-Vitreous,Resinous,Greasy","Transparent,Translucent","White","Yellowish brown, brown, clove-brown","Colourless in transmitted light.",[59,60,61,62,63],"brown","yellow","pink","white","colorless",[62],"Not Fluorescent","Poor on {100}","Poor\u002FIndistinct","Irregular\u002FUneven,Sub-Conchoidal","brittle","Biaxial","-","1.644","1.649","1.662","1.683","1.671","1.691","50","40","45",1.644,1.691,"r > v strong","Visible","X= yellow\r\nY= pink\r\nZ= pale pink to colourless","0.035","X = a; Y = b; Z = c. In optically twined matrial  Y ∧ c = 4°-8°.","Soluble in acids.","Low temperature hydrothermal veins.","Complex granitic pegmatites, a low temperature hydrothermal alteration product of primary phosphates.","No defined type material.","Childrenite-Eosphorite Series. \r\nThe Fe2+ analogue of eosphorite.\r\n\r\nSee also the related lefontite.","Named in 1823 by Henry J. Brooke in honor of John George Children [May 18, 1777 – January 1, 1852 Halstead, Kent, England, UK), English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist; Keeper of minerals at the British Museum of Natural History.","2025-08-11 12:14:19",[],[],[98,108,117,125],{"id":99,"name":100,"entrytype":9,"csystem":101,"ima_formula":102,"mindat_formula":103,"hmin":104,"hmax":104,"dmeas":105,"dcalc":106,"primary_image_id":107},1383,"Englishite","Monoclinic","K\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Ca\u003Csub>10\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>15\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>21\u003C\u002Fsub> · 26H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","K\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Ca\u003Csub>10\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>15\u003C\u002Fsub>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>21\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>·26H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",3,"2.65","2.69",7842,{"id":109,"name":110,"entrytype":9,"csystem":36,"ima_formula":111,"mindat_formula":112,"hmin":48,"hmax":113,"dmeas":114,"dcalc":115,"primary_image_id":116},1719,"Goethite","FeO(OH)","Fe\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>O(OH)",5.5,"4.27","4.18",29787,{"id":118,"name":119,"entrytype":9,"csystem":36,"ima_formula":120,"mindat_formula":120,"hmin":121,"hmax":121,"dmeas":122,"dcalc":123,"primary_image_id":124},2576,"Marićite","NaFe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)",4,"3.66","3.70",15472,{"id":126,"name":127,"entrytype":9,"csystem":128,"ima_formula":129,"mindat_formula":130,"hmin":131,"hmax":132,"dmeas":133,"dcalc":134,"primary_image_id":135},3647,"Siderite","Trigonal","Fe(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)","FeCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>",3.5,4.5,"3.96","3.932",22253,[137],{"id":138,"name":139,"entrytype":9,"csystem":36,"ima_formula":140,"mindat_formula":141,"hmin":48,"hmax":48,"dmeas":142,"dcalc":143,"primary_image_id":144},1386,"Eosphorite","Mn\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>Al(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Mn\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>Al(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","3.06","3.04",29662,[146],{"id":147,"txt":148,"latitude":11,"longitude":11,"country":149},1620,"Devon, England, UK","UK",101,[152,155,159,163,168,172,176,180,185,189,193,197,201,206,210,214,218,222,226,229,234,238,242,246,251,255,260,265,269,273,277,282,287,291],{"id":153,"year":28,"html":154,"doi":11},16105537,"Brooke, H.J.A. (1823) On some undescribed minerals. Childrenite. The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts: 16: 274-277.",{"id":156,"year":157,"html":158,"doi":11},16105538,1852,"Rammelsberg, K.F.A. (1852) On the chemical constitution of childrenite. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: 4(23): 118-120.",{"id":160,"year":161,"html":162,"doi":11},16105539,1863,"Brush, G.J. (1863) On Childrenite from Hebron in Maine. American Journal of Science and Arts: 36(107): 257.",{"id":164,"year":165,"html":166,"doi":167},16595040,1873,"Church, A. H. (1873) New analyses of certain mineral arseniates and phosphates. \u003Ci>Journal of the Chemical Society\u003C\u002Fi>,  26. 101-111 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1039\u002Fjs8732600101'>doi:10.1039\u002Fjs8732600101\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1039\u002Fjs8732600101",{"id":169,"year":170,"html":171,"doi":11},4468624,1913,"(1913) \u003Ci>Atlas Der Krystallformen\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 2 - Text - Band II - Calaverit-Cyanochroit. Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, Heidelberg.",{"id":173,"year":174,"html":175,"doi":11},16105542,1914,"Slavík (1914) Bulletin international de l'Académie des Sciences de Bohême: 14, no. 4.",{"id":177,"year":178,"html":179,"doi":11},16105543,1915,"Drugman, J. (1915) On Childrenite from Crinnis Mine, Cornwall, and Eosphorite from Poland, Maine. Mineralogical Magazine: 17(81): 193-201.",{"id":181,"year":182,"html":183,"doi":184},647767,1921,"Larsen, Esper S. (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals. \u003Ci>Bulletin\u003C\u002Fi> 679. US Geological Survey \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3133\u002Fb679'>doi:10.3133\u002Fb679\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fpubs.usgs.gov\u002Fbul\u002F0679\u002Freport.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3133\u002Fb679",{"id":186,"year":187,"html":188,"doi":11},519395,1925,"Landes, Kenneth K. (1925) The paragenesis of the granite pegmatites of central Maine. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  10 (11) 355-411 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM10\u002FAM10_355.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":190,"year":191,"html":192,"doi":11},16108429,1928,"Palache, C., Shannon, E.V. (1928) Beryllonite and other phosphates from Newry, Maine. American Mineralogist: 13(7): 392-396.",{"id":194,"year":195,"html":196,"doi":11},16105547,1931,"Hintze, C. (1931) Handbuch der Mineralogie. Berlin and Leipzig. 6 volumes: 1 [4B]: 930, 933.",{"id":198,"year":199,"html":200,"doi":11},16126261,1935,"Otto (1935) Mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, Vienna: 47: 98.",{"id":202,"year":203,"html":204,"doi":205},438267,1942,"Mason, Brian (1942) Some iron-manganese phosphate minerals from the pegmatite at Hühnerkobel in Bavaria. \u003Ci>Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar\u003C\u002Fi>,  64 (3) 335-340 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1080\u002F11035894209446083'>doi:10.1080\u002F11035894209446083\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1080\u002F11035894209446083",{"id":207,"year":208,"html":209,"doi":11},16955172,1944,"Gordon, Samuel G. (1944) The mineralogy of the tin mines of Cerro de Llallagua, Bolivia. \u003Ci>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia\u003C\u002Fi>,  96. 279-359",{"id":211,"year":212,"html":213,"doi":11},16105552,1947,"Barnes, W.H. (1947) The Determination of the Unit Cells and Space Groups of Childrenite, Lindgrenite and Probertite by the Buerger Precession Method. American Mineralogist: 32(11-12) 684-685.",{"id":215,"year":216,"html":217,"doi":11},521831,1949,"Barnes, William (1949) The unit cell and space group of childrenite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  34 (1-2) 12-18 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM34\u002FAM34_12.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":219,"year":220,"html":221,"doi":11},522045,1950,"Hurlbut, C. S. (1950) Childrenite-eosphorite series. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  35 (9-10) 793-805 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM35\u002FAM35_793.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":223,"year":224,"html":225,"doi":11},522118,1951,"Barnes, W. H., Shore, Violet C. (1951) The childrenite-eosphorite problem. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  36 (5-6) 509-510 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM36\u002FAM36_509.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":227,"year":224,"html":228,"doi":11},1118652,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":230,"year":231,"html":232,"doi":233},6221326,1957,"Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1957) Childrenite from the Lake District, Cumberland. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society\u003C\u002Fi>, 31 (237). 498 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1957.031.237.10'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1957.031.237.10\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1957.031.237.10",{"id":235,"year":236,"html":237,"doi":11},523087,1958,"Winchell, Horace (1958) Optics of the eosphorite-childrenite series. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  43 (7-8) 765-768 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM43\u002FAM43_765.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":239,"year":240,"html":241,"doi":11},16105560,1980,"Alves, K.M.B., Garg, R., Garg, V.K. (1980) A Mössbauer resonance study of Brasilian childrenite. Radiochemical and Radioanalytical Letters: 45(2): 129-132.",{"id":243,"year":240,"html":244,"doi":245},3190,"Fransolet, A.-M. (1980) The eosphorite-childrenite series associated with the Li-Mn-Fe phosphate minerals from the Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine\u003C\u002Fi>,  43 (332) 1015-1023 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1980.043.332.09'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1980.043.332.09\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_43\u002F43-332-1015.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1980.043.332.09",{"id":247,"year":248,"html":249,"doi":250},3363,1982,"Braithwaite, R. S. W., Cooper, B. V. (1982) Childrenite in South-West England. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine\u003C\u002Fi>,  46 (338) 119-126 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1982.046.338.18'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1982.046.338.18\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_46\u002F46-338-119.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1982.046.338.18",{"id":252,"year":253,"html":254,"doi":11},17054182,1984,"Giuseppetti, G., Tadini, C. (1984) The crystal structure of childrenite from Tavistock (SW England), Ch89Eo11 term of childrenite-eosphorite. \u003Ci>Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte\u003C\u002Fi>,  1984. 263-271",{"id":256,"year":257,"html":258,"doi":259},409807,1994,"Hansen, Staffan, Landa‐Cánovas, Angel (1994) Childrenite and millisite from Västanå Iron Mine, Skåne, Sweden. \u003Ci>GFF\u003C\u002Fi>,  116 (2) 92 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1080\u002F11035899409546164'>doi:10.1080\u002F11035899409546164\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1080\u002F11035899409546164",{"id":261,"year":262,"html":263,"doi":264},16070,1995,"Bermanec, V., Šćavničar, S., ZebeC, V. (1995) Childrenite and crandallite from the Stari Trg mine (Trepča), Kosovo: new data. \u003Ci>Mineralogy and Petrology\u003C\u002Fi>,  52 (3) 197-208 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fbf01163245'>doi:10.1007\u002Fbf01163245\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fbf01163245",{"id":266,"year":267,"html":268,"doi":11},16771790,2000,"Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (2000) \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 4 - Arsenates, phosphates, vanadates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.",{"id":270,"year":271,"html":272,"doi":11},16963652,2005,"(2005) Childrenite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fchildrenite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":274,"year":271,"html":275,"doi":276},153054,"da Costa, Geraldo Magela, Scholz, Ricardo, Karfunkel, Joachim, Bermanec, Vladimir, de Sá Carneiro Chaves, Mário Luiz (2005) 57Fe-Mössbauer spectroscopy on natural eosphorite-childrenite-ernstite samples. \u003Ci>Physics and Chemistry of Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>,  31 (10). 714-720 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fs00269-004-0434-7'>doi:10.1007\u002Fs00269-004-0434-7\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fs00269-004-0434-7",{"id":278,"year":279,"html":280,"doi":281},16725253,2013,"Frost, Ray L., Xi, Yunfei, Scholz, Ricardo, López, Andrés, Lima, Rosa Malena Fernandes, Ferreira, Claudiane Moraes (2013) Vibrational spectroscopic characterization of the phosphate mineral series eosphorite–childrenite–(Mn,Fe)Al(PO4)(OH)2·(H2O) \u003Ci>Vibrational Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  67. 14-21 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2013.03.005'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2013.03.005\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2013.03.005",{"id":283,"year":284,"html":285,"doi":286},397531,2014,"Dyar, M. D., Jawin, E. R., Breves, E., Marchand, G., Nelms, M., Lane, M. D., Mertzman, S. A., Bish, D. L., Bishop, J. L. (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  99 (5) 914-942 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam.2014.4701'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam.2014.4701\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam.2014.4701",{"id":288,"year":289,"html":290,"doi":11},16105569,2017,"Behal, D., Röska, B., Park, S.H., Pedersen, B., Benka, G., Pfleiderer, C., Wakabayashi, Y., Kimura, T. (2017) The first study of antiferromagnetic eosphorite-childrenite series (Mn1−xFex)AlP(OH)2H2O (x=0.5). Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials: 428: 17-27.",{"id":292,"year":293,"html":294,"doi":295},18064432,2024,"Toupal, Jonas, Mauro, Daniela, Biagioni, Cristian, Zaccarini, Federica, Gieré, Reto (2024) Structural and compositional data for childrenite from the Homolka granite, Czech Republic. \u003Ci>European Journal of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>,  36 (1). 1-10 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.5194\u002Fejm-36-1-2024'>doi:10.5194\u002Fejm-36-1-2024\u003C\u002Fa>","10.5194\u002Fejm-36-1-2024",[297,307,315,323,330,337,344,352,359,365,372,379,386,393,400,407,413,423,431,441,447,453,460,467,473,480,487,495,502,509,515,522,532,538,547,554,561,571,576],{"id":298,"source_url":299,"license_code":300,"credit_html":301,"title":302,"description":303,"author":304,"original_width":305,"original_height":306},5406,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133196","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133196\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-48820.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Paprok, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNuristan_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nuristan Province\">Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan)\u003C\u002Fa>, Afghanistan (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Gemmy, doubly-terminated crystal with good color and fine luster. Even the micros that you see rarely approach the quality of this crystal – it is quite exceptional. 1.1 x .5 x .3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",800,299,{"id":308,"source_url":309,"license_code":300,"credit_html":310,"title":311,"description":312,"author":304,"original_width":313,"original_height":314},39635,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10109411","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10109411\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-20269.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRapid_Creek\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rapid Creek\">Rapid Creek\u003C\u002Fa>, Dawson Mining District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FYukon\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Yukon\">Yukon Territory\u003C\u002Fa>, Canada (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-630.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rare example of CHILDRENITE from Rapid Creek, with a 1.5 cm crystal on matrix, freestanding. Childrenite is quite rare from this locality though common at other phosphate deposits, and this recent find by Rod Tyson has produced some of the best seen so far from the rich Rapid Creek deposits. This was one of the BEST pieces with good crystals to be had at Tucson , for any size of specimen, and was my first choice of the lot. 2.3 x 2 x 1.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,404,{"id":316,"source_url":317,"license_code":300,"credit_html":318,"title":319,"description":320,"author":304,"original_width":321,"original_height":322},5407,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141826","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141826\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-133434.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Linópolis, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDivino_das_Laranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Divino das Laranjeiras\">Divino das Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-407.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.2 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A large, sharp, gemmy, well-terminated, brown-sugar childrenite crystal with rose overtones from Linopolis, Brazil. One side is gemmy and the other is frosted on this interesting crystal. This classic, old-time and pristine crystal is from the George Elling Collection. This is a huge, incredibly sized single crystal for the species!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",500,451,{"id":324,"source_url":325,"license_code":300,"credit_html":326,"title":327,"description":328,"author":304,"original_width":313,"original_height":329},5408,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445756","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445756\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-child-12c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.5 x 6.0 x 3.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite (2 habits!)\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This matrix specimen has a lot going for it. There are a few super lustrous, almost metallic looking, botryoids, which are the terminal ends of many convergent childrenite crystals. In addition, there are free-standing childrenite crystals and at the very front of the specimen, therefore the best viewing angle, is this exquisite, rosette of bladed, lustrous, translucent, orangy-brown, childrenite crystals. The rosette measures 3.0 cm across. Outstanding!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",338,{"id":331,"source_url":332,"license_code":300,"credit_html":333,"title":334,"description":335,"author":304,"original_width":336,"original_height":321},39636,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140845","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140845\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tourmaline-Childrenite-122162.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTourmaline\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tourmaline\">Tourmaline\u003C\u002Fa> (Var.: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FElbaite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Elbaite\">Indicolite\u003C\u002Fa>), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Pirineus claim, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMonte_Belo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Monte Belo\">Monte Belo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24946.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.4 x 5.0 x 3.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Tourmaline is RARE from Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil, but to find a gemmy and lustrous, 4.5 cm, watermelon tourmaline jauntily placed on the front of a large childrenite crystal is EXCEPTIONAL! The blue-green indicolite tourmaline with the pink core is beautiful, in itself. The combination with the well-formed childrenite is indeed, remarkable. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON! The gemminess and glassiness of the tourmaline against the childrenite made photography difficult and washed out the pink interior of the tourmaline.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",283,{"id":338,"source_url":339,"license_code":300,"credit_html":340,"title":341,"description":342,"author":304,"original_width":305,"original_height":343},5409,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447604","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447604\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-eos04a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.6 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite (2 habits!)\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>The bulk of this specimen is comprised of the rounded, lustrous, terminal ends of many childrenite crystals. In addition, there are several, bladed, translucent, orangy-brown, childrenite crystals to 1.75 cm long, that stand above the rest of the specimen.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",576,{"id":345,"source_url":346,"license_code":300,"credit_html":347,"title":348,"description":349,"author":304,"original_width":350,"original_height":351},39637,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141742","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141742\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tourmaline-Childrenite-132358.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTourmaline\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tourmaline\">Tourmaline\u003C\u002Fa> (Var.: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FElbaite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Elbaite\">Indicolite\u003C\u002Fa>), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Pirineus claim, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMonte_Belo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Monte Belo\">Monte Belo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-24946.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.2 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Tourmaline is RARE from Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil, but to find a gemmy and lustrous, 2.1 cm, watermelon tourmaline jauntily set in childrenite-dusted quartz crystals is EXCEPTIONAL! The blue-green indicolite tourmaline with the pink core is beautiful, in itself. The combination with the childrenite on quartz is indeed, remarkable. The gemminess and glassiness of the tourmaline against the childrenite made photography difficult and washed out the pink interior of the tourmaline.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",550,433,{"id":353,"source_url":354,"license_code":300,"credit_html":355,"title":356,"description":357,"author":304,"original_width":358,"original_height":305},5410,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447607","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447607\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-eos06a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.9 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A flattened, euhedral crystal of colorless quartz is the matrix for many bladed, lustrous, translucent, orangy-brown, crystals of childrenite, to 2.0 cm across.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",407,{"id":360,"source_url":361,"license_code":300,"credit_html":362,"title":363,"description":320,"author":304,"original_width":321,"original_height":364},39638,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141827","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141827\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-133435.jpg",446,{"id":366,"source_url":367,"license_code":300,"credit_html":368,"title":369,"description":370,"author":304,"original_width":305,"original_height":371},5411,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447611","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447611\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-eos07a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.5 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A partially crystallized, colorless, quartz crystal is the matrix for several, bladed, lustrous, translucent, orangy-brown, childrenite crystals, to 1.5 cm in length. There are even a few crystals that are doubly terminated.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",603,{"id":373,"source_url":374,"license_code":300,"credit_html":375,"title":376,"description":377,"author":304,"original_width":305,"original_height":378},39647,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445752","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445752\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-child-11a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 14.0 x 10.7 x 3.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite on Feldspar\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A large crystal of feldspar is the matrix for hundreds of bladed, lustrous, translucent, orangy-brown, crystals of childrenite, to 2.0 cm in length. Some of the crystals are doubly terminated and bi-pyramidal.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",635,{"id":380,"source_url":381,"license_code":300,"credit_html":382,"title":383,"description":328,"author":304,"original_width":384,"original_height":385},39648,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445754","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445754\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-child-12a.jpg",600,403,{"id":387,"source_url":388,"license_code":300,"credit_html":389,"title":390,"description":391,"author":304,"original_width":313,"original_height":392},39649,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445758","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445758\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-child-13b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.7 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite c\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A cluster of bladed, lustrous, translucent, orangy-brown, childrenite crystals, to 1.5 cm in length, have grown on a colorless, quartz crystal.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",337,{"id":394,"source_url":395,"license_code":300,"credit_html":396,"title":397,"description":398,"author":304,"original_width":399,"original_height":313},39650,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447598","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447598\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-eos01b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Associated with quartz and white albite, are bladed, translucent, lustrous, orangy brown, childrenite crystals, a fairly rare aluminum, iron phosphate. The longest crystal is 1.0 cm and is doubly terminated!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",317,{"id":401,"source_url":402,"license_code":300,"credit_html":403,"title":404,"description":405,"author":304,"original_width":313,"original_height":406},39651,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447606","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447606\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-eos05b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.1 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite on Feldspar\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a choice, competition miniature, where a few bladed, lustrous, translucent, orangy-brown, childrenite crystals, are perched on and away from the milky quartz matrix. The largest childrenite crystal is 2.0 cm long and is doubly terminated. Just beautiful!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",296,{"id":408,"source_url":409,"license_code":300,"credit_html":410,"title":411,"description":357,"author":304,"original_width":313,"original_height":412},39652,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447608","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447608\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-eos06b.jpg",235,{"id":414,"source_url":415,"license_code":416,"credit_html":417,"title":418,"description":419,"author":420,"original_width":421,"original_height":422},39655,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15496510","CC0 1.0","Strickja, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15496510\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite.jpg","Childrenite from Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.  2 cm across","Strickja",917,783,{"id":424,"source_url":425,"license_code":300,"credit_html":426,"title":427,"description":428,"author":304,"original_width":429,"original_height":430},39639,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10170261","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10170261\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-266424.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vauxite\">Vauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FParavauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Paravauxite\">Paravauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLlallagua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Llallagua\">Llallagua\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRafael_Bustillo_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rafael Bustillo Province\">Rafael Bustillo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPotos%C3%AD_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Potosí Department\">Potosí Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-336.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.0 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This particular piece is a remarkable, very well crystallized, very rare specimen consisting of small, bladed, beautiful blue colored, radiating aggregates of Vauxite coated by with tabular blades of greenish-white Paravauxite on minor clay (probably decomposed Allophane) matrix. There are also some very tiny spots of brownish-tan Childrenite on the specimen as well. This piece is from the type locality for Vauxite and Paravauxite which were originally discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",504,432,{"id":432,"source_url":433,"license_code":434,"credit_html":435,"title":436,"description":437,"author":438,"original_width":439,"original_height":440},2261,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=44545914","CC BY-SA 4.0","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=44545914\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite, atencioïte 7100.4933.jpg","childrenite, atencioïte : Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil","Géry PARENT",1986,1431,{"id":442,"source_url":443,"license_code":300,"credit_html":444,"title":445,"description":428,"author":304,"original_width":358,"original_height":446},39640,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10170262","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10170262\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-266425.jpg",360,{"id":448,"source_url":449,"license_code":434,"credit_html":450,"title":451,"description":437,"author":438,"original_width":253,"original_height":452},2262,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=44545915","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=44545915\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite, atencioïte 7100.4927.jpg",1346,{"id":454,"source_url":455,"license_code":300,"credit_html":456,"title":457,"description":458,"author":304,"original_width":459,"original_height":430},39641,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10170755","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10170755\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-270295.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vauxite\">Vauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FParavauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Paravauxite\">Paravauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLlallagua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Llallagua\">Llallagua\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRafael_Bustillo_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rafael Bustillo Province\">Rafael Bustillo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPotos%C3%AD_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Potosí Department\">Potosí Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-336.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.8 x 3.4 x 2.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This particular piece is a remarkable, very well crystallized, very rare specimen consisting of small, bladed, beautiful blue color, radiating aggregates of Vauxite coated by with tabular blades of greenish-white Paravauxite on minor clay (probably decomposed Allophane) matrix. There are also some very tiny spots of brownish-tan Childrenite on the specimen as well. It is very difficult to obtain any specimens of this incredibly beautiful phosphate and to find two \"Vauxite\" species together on one piece is fantastic. This piece is from the type locality for Vauxite and Paravauxite which were originally discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",496,{"id":461,"source_url":462,"license_code":300,"credit_html":463,"title":464,"description":465,"author":304,"original_width":466,"original_height":430},39642,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171896","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171896\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-278430.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vauxite\">Vauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FParavauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Paravauxite\">Paravauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLlallagua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Llallagua\">Llallagua\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRafael_Bustillo_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rafael Bustillo Province\">Rafael Bustillo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPotos%C3%AD_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Potosí Department\">Potosí Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-336.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.8 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This particular piece is a remarkable, very well crystallized, very rare specimen consisting of small, bladed, beautiful blue color, radiating aggregates of Vauxite coated with tabular blades of greenish-white Paravauxite on minor clay (probably decomposed Allophane) matrix. There are also some very tiny spots of brownish-tan Childrenite on the specimen as well. There is a very small (less than 0.5 mm) crystal group of unidentified strong pinkish-red colored bladed crystals on the specimen as well - possibly Römerite (third photo)? It is very difficult to obtain any specimens of these incredibly beautiful phosphates and to find all two \"Vauxite\" species together on one piece is fantastic. This piece is from the type locality for Vauxite and Paravauxite which were originally discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",519,{"id":468,"source_url":469,"license_code":300,"credit_html":470,"title":471,"description":465,"author":304,"original_width":472,"original_height":446},39643,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171898","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171898\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-278431.jpg",437,{"id":474,"source_url":475,"license_code":300,"credit_html":476,"title":477,"description":478,"author":304,"original_width":479,"original_height":446},39644,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172113","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172113\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-280303.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vauxite\">Vauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FParavauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Paravauxite\">Paravauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLlallagua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Llallagua\">Llallagua\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRafael_Bustillo_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rafael Bustillo Province\">Rafael Bustillo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPotos%C3%AD_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Potosí Department\">Potosí Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-336.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.1 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This particular piece is a remarkable, very well crystallized, very rare specimen consisting of small, bladed, beautiful, blue radiating aggregates of Vauxite coated by with tabular blades of greenish-white Paravauxite on minor clay (probably decomposed Allophane) matrix. There are also some very tiny spots of brownish-tan Childrenite on the specimen as well. It is very difficult to obtain any specimens of these incredibly beautiful phosphates and to find two \"Vauxite\" species together on one piece is fantastic. This piece is from the type locality for Vauxite and Paravauxite which were originally discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",425,{"id":481,"source_url":482,"license_code":300,"credit_html":483,"title":484,"description":485,"author":304,"original_width":486,"original_height":446},39645,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172835","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172835\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-284013.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vauxite\">Vauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FParavauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Paravauxite\">Paravauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLlallagua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Llallagua\">Llallagua\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRafael_Bustillo_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rafael Bustillo Province\">Rafael Bustillo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPotos%C3%AD_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Potosí Department\">Potosí Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-336.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.3 x 3.9 x 1.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This particular piece is a remarkable, very well crystallized, very rare specimen consisting of small, bladed, beautiful blue colored, radiating aggregates of Vauxite coated by with tabular blades of greenish-white Paravauxite on minor clay (probably decomposed Allophane) matrix. There are also some very tiny spots of brownish-tan Childrenite on the specimen as well. It is very difficult to obtain any specimens of this incredibly beautiful phosphate and to find two \"Vauxite\" species together on one piece is fantastic. This piece is from the type locality for Vauxite and Paravauxite which were originally discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",421,{"id":488,"source_url":489,"license_code":300,"credit_html":490,"title":491,"description":492,"author":304,"original_width":493,"original_height":494},39646,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10174552","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10174552\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Wardite-Childrenite-290598.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRapid_Creek\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rapid Creek\">Rapid Creek\u003C\u002Fa>, Dawson Mining District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FYukon\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Yukon\">Yukon Territory\u003C\u002Fa>, Canada (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-630.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 2.0 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An outstanding, large crystal of this very rare phosphate from Rapid Creek, Canada. This pristine, gemmy, pseudo-octahedral wardite crystal is aesthetically set on a sliver of matrix covered with sparkly childrenite microcrystals. The lustre is superb for the species. A superb example of this rare species. Ex. Dick Jones Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",465,595,{"id":496,"source_url":497,"license_code":300,"credit_html":498,"title":499,"description":500,"author":304,"original_width":501,"original_height":313},39653,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447616","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447616\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-Quartz-eos08b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.0 x 5.5 x 3.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite on Quartz\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Euhedral crystals of colorlrless quartz are totally smothered by bladed, lustrous, orangy-brown, crystals of childrenite, up to 1.5 cm in length. VERY RICH SPECIMEN, and displays well!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",339,{"id":503,"source_url":504,"license_code":300,"credit_html":505,"title":506,"description":507,"author":304,"original_width":508,"original_height":313},39654,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447618","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447618\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Albite-Childrenite-eos09b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlbite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Albite\">Albite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Poço d'Antas claim, Piauí Valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTaquaral\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Taquaral\">Taquaral\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FItinga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Itinga\">Itinga\u003C\u002Fa>, Jequitinhonha valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-131535.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.6 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite on Albite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is another choice miniature. Gemmy, lustrous, colorless, albite crystals, to .5 cm across are the host for a few, bladed, lustrous, translucent, orangy-brown, childrenite crystals, to 2.0 cm in length. The larger childrenite crystals have bi-pyramidal terminations. Very nice!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",321,{"id":510,"source_url":511,"license_code":300,"credit_html":512,"title":513,"description":514,"author":304,"original_width":384,"original_height":350},8039,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441579","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441579\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-Ernstite-mrz221a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FErnstite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ernstite\">Ernstite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-387.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.8 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Childrenite pseudomorph after Ernstite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An unusually robust and equant, sharp example of this classic replacement. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":516,"source_url":517,"license_code":300,"credit_html":518,"title":519,"description":520,"author":304,"original_width":521,"original_height":313},8040,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453590","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453590\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrenite-Ernstite-mrz346b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FErnstite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ernstite\">Ernstite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Esperança claim, Linópolis, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDivino_das_Laranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Divino das Laranjeiras\">Divino das Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-190424.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ernstite pseudomorph after Childrenite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>The spear like crystals of ernstite, a rare manganese, iron, aluminum, phosphate, after childrenite, have given this specimen a burnt umber appearance. Brazil�s pegmatites are the receptacles for an incredible number of fine secondary phosphates. But most crystals of this material are slender and simply unappealing. This robust crystal, however, really is dramatic.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",294,{"id":523,"source_url":524,"license_code":525,"credit_html":526,"title":527,"description":528,"author":529,"original_width":530,"original_height":531},12616,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200571","CC BY-SA 2.0","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200571\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Jezekite with Childrenite, Tourmaline, and Orthoclase (48140057451).jpg","Griefenstein, West Germany","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",4000,6000,{"id":533,"source_url":534,"license_code":300,"credit_html":535,"title":536,"description":537,"author":304,"original_width":486,"original_height":446},18783,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10173179","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10173179\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-286243.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vauxite\">Vauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FParavauxite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Paravauxite\">Paravauxite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChildrenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Childrenite\">Childrenite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLlallagua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Llallagua\">Llallagua\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRafael_Bustillo_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rafael Bustillo Province\">Rafael Bustillo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPotos%C3%AD_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Potosí Department\">Potosí Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-336.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.2 x 4.0 x 1.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the new find of 2009, this is another great discovery for this locality. This particular piece is a remarkable, very well crystallized, very rare, specimen consisting of small, bladed, beautiful blue color, radiating aggregates of Vauxite coated by with tabular blades of greenish-white Paravauxite and Quartz on minor clay (probably decomposed Allophane) matrix. There are also some very tiny spots of brownish-tan Childrenite on the specimen as well. It is very difficult to obtain any specimens of this incredibly beautiful phosphate and to find two \"Vauxite\" species together on one piece is fantastic. This piece is from the type locality for Vauxite and Paravauxite which were originally discovered along the Contacto and San Jose veins in this mine and first described by Sam Gordon and Mark Bandy.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":539,"source_url":540,"license_code":300,"credit_html":541,"title":542,"description":543,"author":544,"original_width":545,"original_height":546},21127,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=24995491","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=24995491\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrénite, roschérite, quartz.JPG","crystals of childrenite, crystals of roscherite, crystals of quartz : Poço d'Antas claim, PiauÍ Valley, Taquaral; Itinga, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais  Brazil","Parent Géry",4098,2643,{"id":548,"source_url":549,"license_code":300,"credit_html":550,"title":551,"description":543,"author":544,"original_width":552,"original_height":553},21128,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=24995497","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=24995497\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrénite, roschérite, quartz 1.jpeg",4288,2848,{"id":555,"source_url":556,"license_code":300,"credit_html":557,"title":558,"description":543,"author":544,"original_width":559,"original_height":560},21129,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=25206158","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=25206158\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Childrénite, roschérite, quartz 2.jpeg",4015,2647,{"id":562,"source_url":563,"license_code":564,"credit_html":565,"title":566,"description":567,"author":568,"original_width":569,"original_height":570},27795,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17007216","Public domain","Modris Baum, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17007216\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Wardite, Childrenite-Eosphorite series-321742.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>\u003Ci>Original description:\u003C\u002Fi> The diameter of the group is ~ 0.9 mm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>The only sulfides listed for Rapid Creek are pyrite and chalcopyrite. I don’t think this is pyrite (unless it’s a pseudomorph) so it must be chalcopyrite. (QED)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>The little brownish prisms are childrenite (or eosphorite).\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>All these xls sit on the wardite shown in \u003Ca href=\"\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFile:Wardite,_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-199243.jpg\" title=\"File:Wardite, Childrenite-Eosphorite series-199243.jpg\">File:Wardite,_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-199243.jpg\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Modris Baum",721,768,{"id":572,"source_url":573,"license_code":300,"credit_html":574,"title":575,"description":465,"author":304,"original_width":351,"original_height":446},77208,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171900","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171900\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vauxite-Paravauxite-Childrenite-278432.jpg",{"id":577,"source_url":578,"license_code":564,"credit_html":579,"title":580,"description":581,"author":568,"original_width":582,"original_height":583},85665,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17007219","Modris Baum, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17007219\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Wardite, Childrenite-Eosphorite series-199243.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>\u003Ci>Original description:\u003C\u002Fi> The specimen is ~ 2.4 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm. Via Tony Gordian (1995).\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>The brown areas are small xls of childrenite (or eosphorite - I don't think it has been analyzed). See \u003Ca href=\"\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFile:Wardite,_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-321741.jpg\" title=\"File:Wardite, Childrenite-Eosphorite series-321741.jpg\">File:Wardite,_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-321741.jpg\u003C\u002Fa> close-up.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>There is also a tiny aggregate of chalcopyrite - see \u003Ca href=\"\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFile:Wardite,_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-321742.jpg\" title=\"File:Wardite, Childrenite-Eosphorite series-321742.jpg\">File:Wardite,_Childrenite-Eosphorite_series-321742.jpg\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",1024,695,[585,591,597],{"id":586,"url":587,"label":588,"formula":589,"spacegroup":590,"year":293},2622,"\u002Fcif\u002F2622.cif","Toupal 2024","Fe.68 Mn.28 Ca.03 Al P O7 H4","C m c a",{"id":592,"url":593,"label":594,"formula":595,"spacegroup":596,"year":253},2623,"\u002Fcif\u002F2623.cif","Giuseppetti 1984 · (Fe.89 Mn.11) Al P O7 H4","(Fe.89 Mn.11) Al P O7 H4","B b a 2",{"id":598,"url":599,"label":600,"formula":601,"spacegroup":602,"year":253},2624,"\u002Fcif\u002F2624.cif","Giuseppetti 1984 · (Fe.89 Mn.11) Al P O5 H3","(Fe.89 Mn.11) Al P O5 H3","B b a m",[604],"Childreniet",[606,610,614,618,622,626,629,633,636,640,643,646,649,653],{"lang":607,"names":608},"ar",[609],"تشلدرنايت",{"lang":611,"names":612},"ca",[613],"childrenita",{"lang":615,"names":616},"de",[617],"Childrenit",{"lang":619,"names":620},"eo",[621],"ĉildrenito",{"lang":623,"names":624},"es",[625],"Childrenita",{"lang":627,"names":628},"eu",[625],{"lang":630,"names":631},"fr",[632],"Childrénite",{"lang":634,"names":635},"it",[7],{"lang":637,"names":638},"mn",[639],"Чилдренит",{"lang":641,"names":642},"pl",[617],{"lang":644,"names":645},"ru",[639],{"lang":647,"names":648},"sk",[617],{"lang":650,"names":651},"uk",[652],"Чилдреніт",{"lang":654,"names":655},"zh",[656],"磷铝铁石","Q411566",{"history":11,"applications":11}]