wardite

Name:

wardite

A photo of the mineral wardite

Class:

Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates

Chemistry:

NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4€2H2O Hydrous Sodium Aluminum Phosphate

Color(s):

blue-green, white, colorless

Hardness:

5

SpecGrav:

2.76

Fracture:

Cleavage:

1 perfect

Crystal:

Tetragonal - crystals often pyramidal, sometimes striated, sometimes fibrous or aggregates.

Envronment:

found in pegmatites, and phosphate-rich sedimentary rocks

Association:

variscite, vivianite, lazulite, apatite, amblygonite

Locals:

| France |UT., S.D., CA., N.H., USA | Brazil |

Misc:

Named for Henry Ward.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada
2.) Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada

3.) Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada
4.) Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada (lazulite on wardite)

TheImage Home Minerals by Name Minerals by Class Gemstones

Photo Information Crystal Info Bibliography

Name:	wardite
Class:	Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates
Chemistry:	NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4€2H2O Hydrous Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
Color(s):	blue-green, white, colorless
Hardness:	5	SpecGrav:	2.76
Fracture:		Cleavage:	1 perfect
Crystal:	Tetragonal - crystals often pyramidal, sometimes striated, sometimes fibrous or aggregates.
Envronment:	found in pegmatites, and phosphate-rich sedimentary rocks
Association:	variscite, vivianite, lazulite, apatite, amblygonite
Locals:	\| France \|UT., S.D., CA., N.H., USA \| Brazil \|
Misc:	Named for Henry Ward.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada 2.) Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada		3.) Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada 4.) Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada (lazulite on wardite)

	TheImage Home	Minerals by Name	Minerals by Class	Gemstones
	Photo Information	Crystal Info	Bibliography