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Gutsevichite

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Formula:
Al
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
3
 · 8H
 
2
O
System:IsometricLustre:Waxy
Hardness:2½
Name:Named for V. P. Gutsevich, geologist in Kazakhstan


Originally reported from Kurumsak V Deposit, Kurumsak River Valley, Karatau Range, Ongtüstik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Southern-Kazakhstan Oblast'), Kazakhstan.

Classification of Gutsevichite

IMA status:Discredited 1962
Explanation of status:inadequate data; discredited by CNMMN (1962)
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/D.48-10

7 : Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates
D : Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, mostly cations of small size: Be, Li
48 : Gutsevichite - Yukonite series
Dana 8th edition ID:42.10.4.1

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
10 : A3(XO4)2Zq·xH2O
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Physical Properties of Gutsevichite

Lustre:Waxy
Hardness (Mohs):2½

Crystallography of Gutsevichite

Crystal System:Isometric

Optical Data of Gutsevichite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Gutsevichite

Formula:
Al
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
3
 · 8H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, H, O, P
All elements listed in formula:Al, H, O, P

Relationship of Gutsevichite to other Species

Related Minerals - Strunz Grouping):

- +
7/D.48-20Ferrisymplesite
Fe
3+
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
3
 · 5H
 
2
O
7/D.48-40Yukonite
Ca
 
3
Fe
3+
 
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
3
 · 5H
 
2
O

Other Names for Gutsevichite

Other Languages:
German:Gutsevichit
Spanish:Gutsevichita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Gutsevichite

Reference List:

- +
Zapiski Vses.Mineral.Obshch. (1961) 90, 104

Proceed.Kazak Mining Metall.Inst. (1961) 18, 125 [Amer.Mineral. (1961) 46, 1200 (abs).]

Mineral.Mag. (1962) 33, 261. [Discreditation]

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    • Southern Kazakhstan Province (Ongtüstik Qazaqstan Oblysy; Yuzhno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast')
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