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Wardite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm
Description

Fine example of this rare mineral from Canada. This specimen has several well developed and super lustrous crystals in smooth greenish colour nicely placed on top of orange brown matrix.

Mineral Data
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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