Vantasselite

 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.[2]

Vantasselite
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Vantasselite, from Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
General
CategoryPhosphate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)		Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 •9H2O
Strunz classification8.DC.37
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Unknown space group
Unit cella = 10.52 Å, b = 16.54 Å
c = 20.37 Å; Z = 8
Identification
Colorwhite
Lusterpearly
References[1]

It occurs in a quartzite quarry north of Bihain, Belgium It was first described in 1987 and named after Belgian mineralogist René Van Tassel.


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