Specimen data for Hopeite     

Tom Mortimer catalog number: u1211

Identification method: Hopeite (Mn rich) indicated by EDS analysis. The original specimen identification was made by Forrest Fogg, who collected and mounted the specimen. The late Forrest Fogg (foggite) was, at one time, co-owner of the Palermo Mine with Bob Whitmore.

Notes: Hopeite is rare at Palermo.
A mineralogist friend knowledgeable in Palermo phosphates has examined this specimen and the EDS plot. In noting the high Mn content, he suggested the possibility that this may be a new mineral. A new (fall 2011) zinc phosphate mineral species with Palermo as the type locality is due to be announced shortly.