AUGELITE, Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada (small cabinet)

Augelite is a mineral composed of aluminium phosphate, represented by the formula Al2(PO4)(OH)3. Its coloration can range from colorless to white, yellow, or rose, and it crystallizes in a monoclinic system. The mineral was first identified by Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand in 1868 at the VästanÃ¥ iron mine in Scania, Sweden, and its name is derived from the Greek word for "brightness," reflecting its pearly luster. Augelite typically forms through the metamorphism of phosphate-rich peraluminous sediments and within high-temperature hydrothermal ore deposits.

Size: 85 50 50 mm. 

Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada