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Vuagnatite (Photo)

Year of discovery: 1975 (Bögürtlencik Tepe, Turkey), 1977 (Japan)

Locality list: 6 localities of vuagnatite

• CaAlSiO₄(OH)
• [Ca²⁺][Al³⁺][OH|SiO₄]^5-

• Class: Vuagnatite group
• Class: Nesosilicate - Hydroxide

• Ca => Be: Euclase

• Al => Mn: Mozartite

• Color: Colorless, Pale blue, Pale pink
• Streak: White
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Traslucent

• Habit: Rectanglar

• Cleavage: Perfect
• Hardness: 6
• Density: 3.2

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: 222, P2₁2₁2₁
• Lattice: a=7.1, b=8.5, c=5.7