Evansite

Formula:   Al3(PO4)(OH)6 . 6H2O

Origin of name:   For Brooke Evans, English industrialist

 

Crystal system:   Amorphous

Crystal class:   Unknown

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Colour:  Colourless, white, yellowish, green, blue

Diaphaneity:  Transparent to translucent

Luster:   Vitreous to resinous or waxy

Habit:   Massive; stalactitic; botryoidal; reniform

Hardness:   3 to 4

Specific gravity:   1.8 to 2.2

Cleavage:   None

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Streak:   Whitish

 

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Comments:   Apparently same mineral as bolivarite, but neither mineral has been discredited

 

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