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Woodhouseite is a phosphate-sulfate mineral that forms in small, often colorless to pale yellow crystals with a vitreous to adamantine luster. It typically appears in crusts or as isolated crystals in hydrothermal and pegmatitic environments, occasionally displaying slender, prismatic habit and translucent to transparent clarity. The mineral is associated with phosphate-rich assemblages and can be found alongside minerals such as warringtonite and sinkankasite, depending on the locality.
- Formula
- CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
- Rarity
- Rare
- Stability
- Stable
- Collector interest
- Very High Interest
- Classification notes
- Phosphate; alunite supergroup, beudantite group
Key characteristics
- Crystal system
- trigonal
- Mohs hardness
- 4.5
- Specific gravity
- 3.01
- Luster
- vitreous, pearly
- Transparency
- transparent, translucent
- Color
- colorless, white, gray, yellow, brown, pink
- Streak
- white
- Cleavage
- none
- Fracture
- uneven
- Crystal habit
- rhombohedral, tabular, granular, massive
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Top localities
- Champion Mine6 specimens
- Mendes Pimentel1 specimen
- Timimoun1 specimen
- Champion Mine1 specimen
About Woodhouseite
Notable specimens have come from the United States and Algeria, among other locales, where careful prospecting and access to suitable hydrothermal settings yield well-formed crystals. Collectors value woodhouseite for its delicate crystal forms and the rarity of high-quality pieces, which often occur in reduced-color or colorless states that emphasize crystal faces and luster. Crystals can be highly aesthetic under proper lighting, making them sought after for display and study in mineral collections.
