earlshannonita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for earlshannonita

This reference page contains mineralogic data for earlshannonita and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.

Minerals matching earlshannonita in the database: Earlshannonita

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earlshannonita

Mineral	Earlshannonita
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