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Mineral Reference Lookup for Sainfeldit

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Sainfeldit 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 Sainfeldit in the database: Sainfeldit   Sainfeldita   SAINFELDITE  

Mineralogical Reference

Sainfeldit
MineralSainfeldit
SynonymSainfeldite

Sainfeldite (synonym)

MineralSAINFELDITE
ChemistryCa 5 H 2 (AsO 4 ) 4 ยท4H 2 O
ClassPhosphates
UsesOnly as mineral specimens.
ColorColourless
LusterVitreous
CrystalSystemMonoclinic
CrystalHabitsinclude small prismatic crystals with slanted pinacoidal faces sometimes in radiating clusters or rosettes.
Fractureabsent.
Hardness4
StreakWhite
Occurencesinclude Richelsdorf, Germany and Ste. Marie-aux-Mines, Alsace, France.
Indicatorscolor, locality, associations and crystal habit.
DensityNoteslightly above average for translucent minerals
IMAStatusApproved
Discovered1964
OpticalTypeBiaxial (-)
RIn α =1.600 n β =1.610 n γ =1.616
Birefringenceδ=0.016
SurfaceReliefModerate
TypeLocalityGabe Gottes Mine (incl. Giftgrube) Ste Marie-aux- Mines ( Markirch) Haut- Rhin Alsace France
Strunz7/C.04-20 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates C : Water-bearing phosphates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and small size: Be and MnFeCuZnMg 04 : Hureaulite - Villyaellenite series
CORBDPND_001
QZPND_043
JSOCBD_009
MNSTSPH30_017
CLFWPRL_107
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