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Waylandite

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Waylandite

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Locality: 
Roter Berg, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Description

A very fine example of the rare bismuth-aluminium-phosphate waylandite with a rich coverage of small lustrous yellow to yellow-green and bue-green crystals in spherical clusters on matrix. Associated with white crystals of bismutite in radiating aggregates. Looks beautiful under magnification.

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What's on the rock

Waylandite

Formula: 
BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.13
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Wampewo Hill, Busiiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso District, Uganda
Cartils Minerals

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