Vantasselite Explained
| Vantasselite |
| Category: | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula: | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 •9H2O |
| Imasymbol: | Vts[1] |
| Strunz: | 8.DC.37 |
| System: | Orthorhombic
Unknown space group |
| Unit Cell: | a = 10.52 Å, b = 16.54 Å
c = 20.37 Å; Z = 8 |
| Color: | white |
| Luster: | pearly |
Vantasselite is a rare aluminium phosphate mineral with formula: Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 •9H2O. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and has a white color, a hardness of 2 to 2.5, a white streak and a pearly luster.[2]
It occurs in a quartzite quarry north of Bihain, Belgium It was first described in 1987 and named after Belgian mineralogist René Van Tassel.[3] [2]
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: Anthony . John W. . Bideaux . Richard A. . Bladh . Kenneth W. . Nichols . Monte C. . Vantasselite . Handbook of Mineralogy . Mineral Data Publishing . 26 June 2022 . 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224013522/http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/vantasselite.pdf. February 24, 2012. live. mdy-all.
- Web site: Vantasselite Mineral Information and Data. Mindat.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20090410043050/http://www.mindat.org/min-4150.html. April 10, 2009.
