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Ferristrunzite from
Haut-le-Wastia, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
| Locality type: | Village | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Ferristrunzite | |
| Formula: | Fe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O | |
| Comments: | Accompanied by cacoxenite responsible for the frequent darker yellow colour of the aggregates. On the larger ferristrunzite needles, cacoxenite occurs as encrustations of small individual crystals (up to l0 µm long). | |
| Habit: | very brittle, elongated crystals, mostly less than 1 mm long, forming dense aggregates, either with radiating arrangement or with random orientations. | |
| Colour: | light yellow to nearly white, depending on the aggregate assemblage, with a silky to pearly lustre. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Beraunite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ferristrunzite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Haut-le-Wastia, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 70987 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:70987:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Ferristrunzite | ||
| 87.9km (54.6 miles) | ⓘMont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| References | ||
Haut-le-Wastia, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium