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Wardite & Turquoise

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Wardite & Turquoise

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Description
Locality: 
Thier des Carrières, Cahai, Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm
Weight: 
35.00gr
Description

Well terminated balls of wardite together with few turquoise crusts and small crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wardite

Formula: 
NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0