Formula : SrAl3[(OH)6/PO3(OH)/PO4]
System: trigonal Hardness:4˝-5 Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VII/B.36-30 -
PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: Named in 1884 by Augustin Alexis Damour for the province of Goyaz (now Goiás), Brazil. (Note: Although the mineral type locality is in the province of Minas Gerais, the mineral is named after the neighboring province.)
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