Formula :
Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3 · 3H2O
System: hexagonal Hardness:2 Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VII/D.5-60 -
NITRATES, CARBONATES and BORATES
Name origin: Named in 1997 by George Y. Chao and Robert A. Gault in honor of Quintin Wight [b. April 23, 1935 Canada], of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, significant contributor to mineral studies at Mont Saint-Hilaire, and author of "The Complete Book of Micromounting" (1993).
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