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Mineral Reference Lookup for Zapatalite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Zapatalite
MineralZapatalite
ChemistryCu 3 Al 4 (PO 4 ) 3 (OH) 9 ·4H 2 O
ColorPale blue
CrystalSystemTetragonal
Hardness
IMAStatusApproved
Discovered1972
CellParametersa = 15.22c = 11.52
Ratioa:c = 1 : 0.757
OpticalTypeUniaxial (-)
RIn ω =1.646 n ε =1.635
Birefringenceδ=0.011
SurfaceReliefModerate
TypeLocalityAgua Prieta Sonora Mexico
Strunz7/D.20-10 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates D : Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anionsmostly cations of small size: BeLi 20 : Zapatalite - Chalcophyllite series
QZGEO_118
JSOCBD_009
JSRDHRT25_002
JDGNBD_070
QZPND_050
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