earlshannonit Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for earlshannonit

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earlshannonit

Mineral	Earlshannonit
Synonym	Earlshannonite

Earlshannonite (synonym)

Mineral	Earlshannonite
Chemistry	Mn 2+ Fe 3+ 2 [OH\|PO 4 ] 2 · 4H 2 O
Color	red dish-brown
Luster	Vitreous
Transparency	Monoclinic
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	3 - 4
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1984
CellParameters	a = 9.91b = 9.66c = 5.45 β=93.95°
Ratio	a:b:c = 1.026 : 1 : 0.564
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.696 n β =1.745 n γ =1.765
Birefringence	δ=0.069
SurfaceRelief	High
Synonyms	Earlshannonit Earlshannonita
TypeLocality	Foote Lithium Co. Mine ( Foote Mine) Kings Mountain Cleveland Co. North Carolina U S A
Strunz	7/D.08-30 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates D : Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anionsmostly cations of small size: BeLi 08 : Arthurite group