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Ardealite from
Cioclovina cave, Boșorod, Hunedoara County, Romania


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Ardealite
Formula:Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Habit:Very fine-grained powdery masses
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Brushite
Gypsum
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ardealite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cioclovina cave, Boșorod, Hunedoara County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1127:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Halla, F. (1931) Isomorphe Beziehungen und Doppelsalzbildung zwischen Gips und Brushit. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 80 (1-6). p.349-352. doi:10.1524/zkri.1931.80.1.349
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Dumitras, D.-G., Marincea, S. (2000) Phosphates In The Bat Guano Deposit From The "Dry" Cioclovina Cave, Sureanu Mountains, Romania. Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits, 79, Suppl., 43-45.
Dumitraş, Delia-Georgeta (2017) A re-investigation of ardealite from the type locality, the “dry” Cioclovina Cave (Şureanu Mountains, Romania) European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (6) 1055-1066 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2655
 
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