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Fluorwavellite from
Birrity quarry, Arbouet-Sussaute, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


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Fluorwavellite

Birrity quarry, Arbouet-Sussaute, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
03931400017488479885032.jpg
Fluorwavellite

Birrity quarry, Arbouet-Sussaute, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Fluorwavellite

Birrity quarry, Arbouet-Sussaute, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorwavellite
Formula:Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
Comments:White radial balls and sprays.
Fluorine content of analysed samples is approximatively 3% atomic.
So, it is fluorwavellite and not fluorine-rich wavellite.
The limit between the two species is 1,55% F.
The two species cannot be distinguished visually and may probably form a serie.
Habit:Radial balls and sprays
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorwavellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birrity quarry, Arbouet-Sussaute, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1614169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1614169:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Boisson J.-M., Leconte J. (2024). Analyses 2023, MNHN-Micromonteurs. La Revue des Micromonteurs n°39, 3-34.
 
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