Mineral Reference Lookup for
SAFFLORITE
This reference page contains
mineralogic data for SAFFLORITE 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 SAFFLORITE in the database:
Mineralogical Reference | SAFFLORITE
| Mineral | SAFFLORITE | | Chemistry | (CoFe)As 2 | | Color | white to grey | | Luster | Metallic | | CrystalSystem | Orthorhombic | | CrystalHabits | include tiny tabular to prismatic crystals and fibrous masses (sometimes radially fibrous). Also compact and massive.Twins are seen as star shaped trillings. | | Hardness | 4 - 5 | | Occurences | include Schneeburg, Harz Mountains, Germany; Great Bear Lake, Ontario, Canada; Lafayette County, Wisconsin and Oregon, USA; Javornik, Czech Republicand the type locality of Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden. | | Indicators | crystal habits, color (dark tarnish), associations, streak,hardness and density. | | DensityNote | well above averagefor metallic minerals | | IMAStatus | Approved - Published prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - Gra | | Discovered | 1817 | | CellParameters | a = 5.17b = 5.95c = 2.99 | | Ratio | a:b:c = 0.869 : 1 : 0.503 | | TypeLocality | Daniel Mine Neustädtel Schneeberg District Erzgebirge Saxony Germany | | Strunz | 2/D.23-20 2 : Sulphides D : Sulphides with metal: sulphurselenium and tellurium 23 : Löllingite - Costibite series | | |
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