Laihunite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Laihunite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Laihunite

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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