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Name: Vantasselite RRUFF ID: R060371 Ideal Chemistry: Al4(PO4)3(OH)3·9H2O Locality: Bihain, Stavelot Massif, Belgium Source: Michael Scott S100281 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: White pearly luster lamellar crystals in flattened rosettes Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
| Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] | ||
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| REFERENCES for Vantasselite | |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Fransolet A M (1987) La vantasselite, Al4(PO4)3(OH)3·9H2O, une nouvelle espèce minérale du Massif de Stavelot, Belgique, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 110, 647-656 |
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Jambor J L, Bladh K W, Ercit T S, Grice J D, Grew E S (1988) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 73, 927-935 [view file] |
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