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Wardite
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Named after Henry Augustus Ward (1834-1906), Professor of Natural Sciences at the University of Rochester, Wardite is a rare hydrous sodium aluminium phosphate hydroxide. This excellent miniature is from Rapid Creek in the Dawson Mining District of Yukon, Canada, a locality where mineral collecting is no longer permitted. Wardite crystals of many sizes are perched on top of the reddish-brown matrix of sideritic ironstone, but the specimen is dominated by one major creamy crystal to about 2.5 cm in length. Wardite has a rare crystallography as it crystallises in the tetragonal trapezohedral class; a class containing very few mineral species.
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SpeciesWardite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions3.5 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm
Added on12/02/2024
LocalityCanada, Yukon, Rapid Creek
Current owner
Unknown Owner
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| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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striking pseudo-hexagonal dipyramidal crystals, colorless to pale mint-yellow, with vitreous luster; a collectible benchmark for form and rarity.Regional guide
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