delvauxite
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Delvauxite, also known as borickite, is a yellow to brown to dark brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass. Its chemical formula is . and it may sometimes form stalactites.
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- Mineral.name
- Delvauxite
- Mineral.image
- Delvauxite (48293950742).jpg
- Mineral.category
- Phosphate minerals
- Mineral.color
- Yellow to brown to dark brown
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Dvx
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- Delvauxite.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.DM.35
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.DM.35
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Dvx
- chemical formula
- CaFe³⁺₄(PO₄)₂(OH)₈·4-5H₂O (?)
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- Delvauxite
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/D.10
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Delvauxite, also known as borickite, is a yellow to brown to dark brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass. Its chemical formula is . and it may sometimes form stalactites.
It was first described in 1838 by Belgian geologist André Dumont and dedicate to chimist Charles Delvaux de Fenffe (1782–1863) who first analysed its chemical composition. It was found in Bernau, Liege, Belgium and Stredocesky, Czech Republic.