Wattevilleite

wattevilleite

pyrite

lignite

sulphate

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Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2.4H2O (?)
Hydrated normal sulphate
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 1.81 measured
Streak: White
Colour: White
Environments

Sedimentary environments

Localities

At the type locality, the Einigkeit mine, Bauersberg, Bischofsheim an der Rhön, Rhön-Grabfeld District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, wattevilleite occurs as tiny acicular white crystals in a pyrite-bearing lignite deposit (Mindat).

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