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Mineral Reference Lookup for Talmessita

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

Mineralogical Reference

Talmessita
MineralTalmessita
SynonymTalmessite

Talmessite (synonym)

MineralTalmessite
ChemistryCa 2 Mg[AsO 4 ] 2 ยท 2H 2 O
Colorwhite colorlesstranslucent pale Green (nickelian)brownish pink (cobaltian)
LusterVitreous
CrystalSystemTriclinic
Hardness5
IMAStatusApproved
Discovered1960
CellParametersa = 5.87b = 6.94c = 5.53 α=97.3°β=108.7°γ=108.1°
Ratioa:b:c = 0.846 : 1 : 0.797
OpticalTypeBiaxial (-)
RIn α =1.672 n β =1.685 n γ =1.698
Birefringenceδ=0.026
SurfaceReliefHigh
TypeLocalityTalmessi Mine ( Talmesi Mine) Anarak District Esfahan ( Isfahan; Aspadana) Province Iran
Strunz7/C.17-50 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates C : Water-bearing phosphates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and small size: Be and MnFeCuZnMg 17 : Collinsite - Wendwilsonite series
TOGRPND_011
CLFWPRL_113
JSLEOBD_232
RQPLPT_039
ANHHRT25_017
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