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Name: Waylandite
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IMA Chemistry: BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Waylandite contains elements:
Bismuth (Bi)
Aluminum (Al)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Uganda
Year First Published: 1962
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: von Knorring O, Mrose M E (1962) Westgrenite and waylandite, two new bismuth minerals from Uganda, Geological Society of America, Abstracts Annual Meetings 1962, 156A-157A Modified the chemical formula: Clark A M, Couper A G, Embrey P G, Fejer E E (1986) Waylandite: new data, from an occurrence in Cornwall, with a note on 'agnesite', Mineralogical Magazine 50, 731-733
Structural Group Name: Alunite-crandallite
Fleischer's Group Name: alunite-jarosite-florencite subgroup
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 1885 Million Years Ago
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