Gaitite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Gaitite

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Gaitite 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 Gaitite in the database: Gaitite

Mineralogical Reference

Gaitite

Mineral	Gaitite
Chemistry	Ca 2 Zn[AsO 4 ] 2 · 2H 2 O
CrystalSystem	Triclinic
Hardness	5
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1980
CellParameters	a = 5.9b = 7.61c = 5.57 α=111.67°β=70.83°γ=119.42°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.775 : 1 : 0.732
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
RI	n α =1.713 n β =1.730 n γ =1.748
Birefringence	δ=0.035
SurfaceRelief	High
TypeLocality	Tsumeb Mine ( Tsumcorp Mine) Tsumeb Otjikoto Region Namibia
Strunz	7/C.17-60 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates C : Water-bearing phosphates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and small size: Be and MnFeCuZnMg 17 : Collinsite - Wendwilsonite series

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