White crystal aggregates of the very rare aluminium carbonate mineral hydroscarboite from the type and only known locality worldwide in GB (Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom). Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY 4.0
Hydroscarbroite
Hydroscarbroite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the carbonate class, with the chemical formula Al₁₄(CO₃)₃(OH)₃₆·nH₂O.
Key properties: [Dull.] luster.
IMA symbol Hsca, IMA status: questionable, named in 1960.
Found in vertical fissures in sandstone, intermixed with scarbroite.
It is found associated with Scarbroite, gibbsite, kaolinite, calcite, quartz.
As a higher hydrate of scarbroite.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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