Laihunita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Laihunita

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

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Laihunita

Mineral	Laihunita
Synonym	Laihunite

Laihunite (synonym)

Mineral	Laihunite
Chemistry	Fe 2+ Fe 3+ 2 (SiO 4 ) 2
Color	Dark brown
Transparency	Monoclinic
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	6
Streak	Brownlight
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1976
CellParameters	a = 4.8b = 10.18c = 5.8 β=90°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.472 : 1 : 0.57
TypeLocality	Little Lai- He Anshan - Benxi area Liaoning Northeast Region ( Manchuria) China
Strunz	8/A.04-50 8 : Silicates A : Nesosilicateswith [SiO4]4- groupscations of tetrahedric orientation [4] 04 : Olivine group

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