Palermoite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Palermoite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Palermoite

Mineral	Palermoite
Chemistry	(LiNa) 2 (SrCa)Al 4 [OH\|PO 4 ] 4
Luster	Vitreous
CrystalSystem	Orthorhombic
Hardness	5½
Streak	White
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1952
CellParameters	a = 11.55b = 15.84c = 7.31
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.729 : 1 : 0.461
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.627 n β =1.642 n γ =1.644
Birefringence	δ=0.017
SurfaceRelief	Moderate
TypeLocality	Palermo No. 1 mine Groton Grafton Co. New Hampshire U S A
Strunz	7/B.28-20 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates B : Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions FClOOH. cations of very small size: LiBe 28 : Carminite series

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