Locality type: | Occurrence |
Classification |
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Species: | Afmite |
Formula: | Al3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O |
Habit: | platy, diamond-shaped crystals |
Colour: | white |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Matulaite | ⓘ2 photos of Afmite associated with Matulaite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Afmite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Phosphate occurrence, Fumade, Fontrieu, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (26 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 700608 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:700608:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 1aaf2591-6416-43c1-bfc7-ca5d1249958b |
References |
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Kampf, Anthony R., Mills, Stuart J., Rossman, George R., Steele, Ian M., Pluth, Joseph J., Favreau, Georges (2011) Afmite, Al3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH)·H2O, a new mineral from Fumade, Tarn, France: description and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 23 (2) 269-277 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2093 |
Phosphate occurrence, Fumade, Fontrieu, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France