Xanthoxenite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Xanthoxenite

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Xanthoxenite 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 Xanthoxenite in the database: Xanthoxenite Xanthoxenite (of Frondel)

Mineralogical Reference

Xanthoxenite

Mineral	Xanthoxenite
Chemistry	Ca 4 Fe 2 (PO 4 ) 4 (OH) 2 ·3H 2 O
Color	Pale Yellow brownish-Yellow
Luster	Waxy
Transparency	Triclinic
CrystalSystem	Triclinic
Hardness	2½
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1949
CellParameters	a = 6.7b = 8.85c = 6.54 α=92.1°β=110.2°γ=93.2°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.757 : 1 : 0.739
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.704 n β =1.715 n γ =1.724
Birefringence	δ=0.020
SurfaceRelief	High
Strunz	7/D.30-10 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates D : Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anionsmostly cations of small size: BeLi 30 : Mitridatite series

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