Mineralpedia Details for Aldermanite
Aldermanite
- Formula
- Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)22ยท32H2O
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Fibrous, Flakes
- Luster
- Pearly
- Color
- colorless
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness
- 2
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Aldermanite from Tom's Phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
Tiny white crystals covering the faces of large Fluellite crystals in turn on acicular or prismatic Minyulite. Nice, rich specimen of this rare phosphate.
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