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Angastonite

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Description
Locality: 
Penrice Quarry, Angaston, Barossa Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 2.7 × 2.1 cm
Description

A very rich thumbnail specimen of angastonite from the type and only known locality. The bright white acicular crystals of angastonite cover the top of this specimen.

This material was collected in 1988 and the area where it was recovered has long since been mined through, only a very limited number of specimens are known.

 

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
Earthstones Australia

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