Sabieita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Sabieita

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

Mineralogical Reference

Sabieita

Mineral	Sabieita
Synonym	Sabieite

Sabieite (synonym)

Mineral	Sabieite
Chemistry	NH 4 Fe(SO 4 ) 2
CrystalSystem	Trigonal
Hardness	2
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1983
CellParameters	a = 4.83c = 8.31
Ratio	a:c = 1 : 1.72
OpticalType	Uniaxial (+)
RI	n ω =1.578 n ε =1.595
Birefringence	δ=0.017
SurfaceRelief	Moderate
TypeLocality	Lone Creek Falls cave Sabie Mpumalanga Province South Africa
Strunz	6/A.05-20 6 : SulphatesChromatesMolybdates A : Waterfree sulphates [SO4]2- without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size 05 : Godovikovite - Sabieite series

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