WYCHEPROOFITE


Meaning of WYCHEPROOFITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

NaAlZr(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 383.17 gm)

Sodium 6.00 % Na

Zirconium 23.81 % Zr

Aluminum 7.04 % Al

Phosphorus 16.17 % P

Hydrogen 1.05 % H

Oxygen 45.93 % O

Empirical Formula:

NaAlZr(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O)

Environment:

In pegmatite cavities.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA

Locality:

A granite quarry near Wycheproof, northwestern Victoria, Australia.

Name Origin:

For the locality.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

None

Color:

pale pinkish orange or pale brownish orange.

Density:

2.81 - 2.82, Average = 2.81

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habits:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers., Massive - Fibrous - Distinctly fibrous fine-grained forms.,

Hardness:

4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

white

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