Mineralpedia Details for Davreuxite
Davreuxite
- Formula
- Mn2+Al6Si4O17(OH)2
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Silky
- Color
- cream white, light pink
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 2-3
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Davreuxite from Bihain, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Belgium
Compact fibrous, creamy white Davreuxite, a rare Manganese Aluminum-Silicate formed in low-grade metamorphic environments derived from aluminum rich shales. Surprisingly rare worldwide.
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