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| Colour: | Grass green | Lustre: | Vitreous | |||||||||||||
Classification of Viridine | ||||||||||||||
| IMA status: | Discredited | |||||||||||||
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Physical Properties of Viridine | ||||||||||||||
| Lustre: | Vitreous | |||||||||||||
| Colour: | Grass green | |||||||||||||
Chemical Properties of Viridine | ||||||||||||||
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| Essential elements: | Al, O, Si | |||||||||||||
| All elements listed in formula: | Al, Mn, O, Si | |||||||||||||
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| 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 Viridine | ||||||||||||||
| Reference List: | Abswurmbach, L., Langer, K., Seifert, F., and Tillmanns, E. (1981) The crystal-chemistry of (Mn 3+,Fe 3+) substituted andalusites (viridines and kanonaite), (Al 1-x-y Mn x 3+Fe y 3+)2-(O-SiO4): Crystal-structure refinements, Mössbauer, and polarized optical-absorption spectra. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 155: 81-113. | |||||||||||||
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