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Afmite

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Afmite

Rare mineral
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Fumade, Tarn, Occitanie, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

White platy crystals of the rare mineral afmite on matrix from the type locality.

Rich specimen from the type locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Afmite

Formula: 
Al3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Phosphate occurrence, Fumade, Castelnau-de-Brassac, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées, France