Wardite is a hydrous sodium aluminium phosphate hydroxide mineral with formula: Na Al 3 (P O 4) 2 (O H) 4 ·2 (H 2 O). Wardite is of interest for its rare crystallography. It crystallizes in the tetragonal trapezohedral class and is one of only a few minerals in that class.

Colourless, white, lightly coloured blue to green, yellow-green, light yellow, brown; colourless in transmitted light. Wardite Group. Named after Henry Augustus Ward (9 March 1834, Rochester, New York, USA - 4 July 1906, Buffalo, New York, USA), Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.

2024年1月13日 · Wardite is a lesser-known, rare gem most sought-after in pale blue to green hues. It’s often found in variscite cabochons. Learn wardite’s prices, history, properties, and uses in this guide!

An overview on Wardite Jewelry and Gemstones. Covers details and essential information on the physical properties and characteristics of Wardite gemstones.

This wardite crystal is from a small pocket found about 2003-4, by a French-Canadian collector at the time. This is a huge crystal for the species, really quite unprecedented by most standards, except for a few aberrant examples from Brazil in days long past.

Wardite: A rare and prized mineral known for its delicate blue hues, valued by collectors and believed to promote tranquility and emotional balance.

Wardite. Comments: Cream-colored, blocky wardite crystals. The largest wardite crystal is 0.5 cm across. Location: Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm. © John Veevaert

Wardite Group mineral data, information about Wardite Group, its properties and worldwide locations.

Wardite is a rare, little known and unusual Phosphate mineral. Unusual in that it is one of only a few minerals that is known to belong to the tetragonal – trapezohedral class. Two of the other gem type minerals in this class are Ekanite and Mellite.

Wardite is a poorly known mineral, but of special interest to minerologists. It is a mineral that belongs to a unique symmetry class. It is one of only a few minerals that is known to belong to the tetragonal trapezohedral class.