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Formula: NaCaFe3+Al(PO4)F5(OH).H2O
Hydrated phosphate
Crystal system: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 3.11 calculated
Streak: White
Colour: Brownish orange to brownish pink
Luminescence: No fluorescence under UV
Environments
Pegmatites
Hydrothermal environments
Wiperamingaite is a new mineral, approved in 2023 and to date (January 2026) reported only from the type
locality.
Localities
At the type locality, the Wiperaminga Hill West Quarry, Boolcoomatta Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South
Australia, wiperamingaite formed by hydrothermal alteration of
triplite–zwieselite. It occurs
in a matrix of quartz, minor
triplite and pyrite in association
with fluorite, bermanite,
leucophosphite and
phosphosiderite. Crystals of wiperamingaite are transparent
to translucent, brownish orange to brownish pink tablets, up to 0.25 mm across
(Mineralogical Magazine, 1-21 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10102).
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