Wagnerite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Wagnerite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Wagnerite

Mineral	Wagnerite
Chemistry	(MgFe 2+ ) 2 [F\|PO 4 ]
Transparency	Monoclinic
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	5 - 5½
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1821
CellParameters	a = 11.94b = 12.71c = 9.65 β=108.2°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.939 : 1 : 0.759
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
RI	n α =1.568 n β =1.572 n γ =1.582
Birefringence	δ=0.015
SurfaceRelief	Low
TypeLocality	Höllgraben Pfarrwerfen Werfen Salzburg Austria
Strunz	7/B.03-10 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates B : Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions FClOOH. cations of very small size: LiBe 03 : Wagnerite - Sarkinite series

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