Vantasselite
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| Vantasselite | |
|---|---|
 Vantasselite, from Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium | |
| General | |
| Category | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 •9H2O |
| IMA symbol | Vts[1] |
| Strunz classification | 8.DC.37 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic Unknown space group |
| Unit cell | a = 10.52 Å, b = 16.54 Å c = 20.37 Å; Z = 8 |
| Identification | |
| Color | white |
| Luster | pearly |
| References | [2] |
Vantasselite is a rare aluminium phosphate mineral with formula: Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 •9H2O. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and has a white color, a hardness of 2 to 2.5, a white streak and a pearly luster.[3]
It occurs in a quartzite quarry north of Bihain, Belgium It was first described in 1987 and named after Belgian mineralogist René Van Tassel.[2][3]
References
- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b "Vantasselite Mineral Information and Data". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009.
- ^ a b Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C. (2005). "Vantasselite" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineral Data Publishing. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2022.