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Aldermanite & Minyulite

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Aldermanite & Minyulite

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Description
Locality: 
Toms Phosphate Quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.8 × 1.2 cm
Description

Pearly white blocky crystals of aldermanite from the world's only occurrence in South Australia, combined with beautiful sprays of minyulite. Rare and aesthetic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aldermanite

Formula: 
Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)22·32H2O
Strunz: 
8.DE.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Moculta Phosphate Quarry (Klemm's Quarry), Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia...

Minyulite

Formula: 
KAl2(PO4)2(OH,F)·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Minyulo Well, Dandaragan, Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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