Walentaite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Walentaite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Walentaite

Mineral	Walentaite
Chemistry	H(CaMnFe)Fe 3 (AsO 4 PO 4 ) 4 ·7H 2 O
CrystalSystem	Orthorhombic
Hardness	3
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1984
CellParameters	a = 26.24b = 10.31c = 7.38
Ratio	a:b:c = 2.545 : 1 : 0.716
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
TypeLocality	White Elephant Mine Cicero Peak Pringle Custer District Custer Co. South Dakota U S A
Strunz	7/C.18-30 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates C : Water-bearing phosphates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and small size: Be and MnFeCuZnMg 18 : Wicksite - Alentaite series

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