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AL3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H20 [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H20
formula, see observation
DEF

A white to yellow, green, or brown orthorhombic mineral [occurring] usually in small hemispherical aggregates [and] exhibiting a strongly developed internal radiating structure.

OBS

wavellite: named after William Wavell (died 1829), an English physician.

OBS

Chemical formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H2O

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H20
formula, see observation
DEF

Phosphate hydraté d'aluminium cristallisant dans le système orthorhombique sous forme d'agrégats semi-sphériques ou globulaires, à structure radiée, de couleur variant du bleu au jaune et au vert-gris, d'éclat nacré.

CONT

[...] la wavellite [se présente] en agrégats globulaires, croûtes, stalactites à structure fibroradiée, jaune-vert à vert, dans les fissures de roches alumineuses peu métamorphiques ainsi que dans des limonites phosphatées [...]

OBS

Formule chimique : Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H2O

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H20
formula, see observation
DEF

Fosfato hidratado de aluminio, que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [y que] se encuentra en forma de agregados fibrosos de color entre blanco verdoso y amarillo parduzco.

OBS

Fórmula química: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3•5H2O

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