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Angastonite

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Description
Locality: 
Penrice Quarry, Angaston, Barossa Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Angastonite is a fairly new Ca-Al-Mg phosphate mineral, it was just approved in 2008. It occurs as aggragates of tiny pearly white crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Angastonite

Formula: 
CaMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)4·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.25
Hardness: 
2.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Penrice marble quarry, Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Loranth Minerals

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