Qinghelita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Qinghelita

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

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Qinghelita

Mineral	Qinghelita
Synonym	Qingheiite

Qingheiite (synonym)

Mineral	Qingheiite
Chemistry	Na 2 NaMn 2 Mg 2 (AlFe) 2 (PO 4 ) 6
Color	Green Yellow
Luster	Vitreous
Transparency	Monoclinic
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	5½
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1983
CellParameters	a = 11.85b = 12.41c = 6.42 β=114.45°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.955 : 1 : 0.517
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
RI	n α =1.678 n β =1.684 n γ =1.691
Birefringence	δ=0.013 - 0.232
SurfaceRelief	High
TypeLocality	Koktokay Pegmatite field Fuyun - Qinghe area Altai Mts ( Altai Shan) Xinjiang ( Xinjiang- Uygur Autonomous Region) Northwest Region China
Strunz	7/A.06-10 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates A : Waterfree phosphates [PO4]3- without unfamiliar anionscations of small size: LiBeAl 06 : Alluaudite- Hagendorfite group