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Afwillite

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Afwillite

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Description
Locality: 
Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm
Description

Colourless afwillite crystals on matrix. Rare mineral!

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Afwillite

Formula: 
Ca3(HSiO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.AG.75
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic:
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Dutoitspan Mine, Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa