Afwillite

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"Afwillite (IMA symbol: Afw) is a calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral with formula Ca3(SiO3OH)2·2H2O. It occurs as glassy, colorless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals. Its Mohs scale hardness is between 3 and 4. It occurs as an alteration mineral in contact metamorphism of limestone. It occurs in association with apophyllite, natrolite, thaumasite, merwinite, spurrite, gehlenite, ettringite,

portlandite, hillebrandite, foshagite, brucite and calcite.

It was first described in 1925 for an occurrence in the Dutoitspan Mine, Kimberley, South Africa and was named for Alpheus Fuller Williams (1874–1953), a past official of the De Beers diamond company." - (en.wikipedia.org 07.01.2022)
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  • Afwillit, vaterit, hidrokalumit

    Afwillit, vaterit, hidrokalumit

    Afwillit: fehér, 0,5 cm...

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    Image: Herman Ottó Múzeum, Miskolc - CC BY-NC-SA

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