Vaalite
A variety of Vermiculite
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Formula:
(Mg,Fe)7(Si,Al,Fe)8O20(OH)4 · 2H2O
A variety of Vermiculite
A variety of Vermiculite that was originally described from Vaal river, South Africa.
A variety of Vermiculite that was originally described from Vaal river, South Africa.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
4131 (as Vaalite)
4170 (as Vermiculite)
4170 (as Vermiculite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4131:3 (as Vaalite)
mindat:1:1:4170:2 (as Vermiculite)
mindat:1:1:4170:2 (as Vermiculite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
184ac4ef-ba48-41ee-a2dd-9849a5777392 (as Vaalite)
965ee932-8f87-4270-911d-582f489e01d2 (as Vermiculite)
965ee932-8f87-4270-911d-582f489e01d2 (as Vermiculite)
Chemical Properties of Vaalite
Formula:
(Mg,Fe)7(Si,Al,Fe)8O20(OH)4 · 2H2O
Other Language Names for Vaalite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Vaalite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-4131.html
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References for Vaalite
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Localities for Vaalite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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