Vantasselite
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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.[3]
| Vantasselite | |
|---|---|
Vantasselite, from Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium | |
| General | |
| Category | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 •9H2O |
| IMA symbol | Vts[1] |
| Strunz classification | 8.DC.37 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic Unknown space group |
| Unit cell | a = 10.52 Å, b = 16.54 Å c = 20.37 Å; Z = 8 |
| Identification | |
| Color | white |
| Luster | pearly |
| References | [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.[2][3]
