Augelite
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Augelite is an aluminium phosphate mineral with formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3. The shade varies from colorless to white, yellow or rose. Its crystal system is monoclinic.[1]
It was first described for an occurrence at Varmland, Sweden in 1868 and derives its name from the Greek αύγή in reference to its pearly lustre.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: "Dana's new mineralogy", p. 851. John Wiley & Sons, 1997
- ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-451.html Mindat
- ^ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/augelite.pdf Mineralogy Handbook
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