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Clinophaeite

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Colour:Green-black


A basic iron sulphate of uncertain identity (colour may suggest a voltaite-group mineral?).

Classification of Clinophaeite

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Physical Properties of Clinophaeite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Green-black
Density (measured):2.979 g/cm3

Crystallography of Clinophaeite

Morphology:Crystals microscopic.

Other Names for Clinophaeite

Other Languages:
German:Klinophaeit
Klinophäit

Other Information

Other Information:Soluble with difficulty in water to an acidic solution.
Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Clinophaeite

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Sandberger; Singer (1879) Inaugural Dissertation, Würzburg: 16.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 570.

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    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 570.
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