Delvauxite Explained

Delvauxite
Category:Phosphate minerals
Color:Yellow to brown to dark brown
Imasymbol:Dvx[1]

Delvauxite, also known as borickite, is a yellow to brown to dark brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass.[2] Its chemical formula is .[3] and it may sometimes form stalactites.

It was first described in 1838 by Belgian geologist André Dumont and dedicate to chimist Charles Delvaux de Fenffe (1782–1863) who first analysed its chemical composition.[2] It was found in Bernau, Liege, Belgium and Stredocesky, Czech Republic.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3 . 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 . 2021MinM...85..291W . 235729616 . free.
  2. http://www.webmineral.com/data/Delvauxite.shtml Webmineral
  3. http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/delvauxite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy