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Delvauxite

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Delvauxite

Dipl. Ing. W. Maucher, Munich
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
(Bohemia), Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 9 × 8 cm
Description

A large nodule of earthy Delvauxite from "Vinice?", Bohemia. Comes with early 20th century label of famous german dealer Wilhelm Maucher (1879-1930), Munich.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Delvauxite

Formula: 
CaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8·4-6H2O not confirmed·
Strunz: 
8.DM.35
Crystal System: 
Amorphous
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Château de Berneau, Berneau, Dalhem, Liège, Liège Province, Belgium