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Mpororoite

Year of discovery: 1972 (Mpororo deposit, Uganda), 2011 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of mpororoite

• AlWO₃(OH)₃,2H₂O
• [Al³⁺₂][(OH)₆|W₂O₆]^6-,4H₂O

• Class: Tungstate (Octahedron framework) - Hydroxide - Hydrate
• Substitution pseudomorph: Replace Scheelite.

• 2H₂O => []: Anthoinite

• Color: Greenish yellow
• Streak: Pale yellow
• Luster: Earthy

• System: Triclinic
• Group: (-1), P(-1)
• Lattice: a=9.4, b=11.5, c=8.2, α=94.3, β=89.8, γ=95.2