This is a remarkable floaterof large, translucent, with
golden-yellow color Wardite crystals 2 cm across, from this famous locality which certainly has produced the world's best for the species. Crystal of this size are not common to find.
Formula :
NaAl3[(OH)2/PO4]2 * 2 H2O
System: tetragonal Hardness:5 Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VII/D.51-10 -
PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: Named after Henry Augustus Ward (1834-1906), Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA. He was also a collector and founder of Ward s Natural Science Establishment in Rochester, which deals in natural history objects.
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 Specimen weight:8 gr.
 Crystal size:2,0 cm wide
 Overall size: 20mm x 16 mm x 12 mm
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