Canaphite

canaphite

Canaphite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Canaphite is a mineral species (polyphosphate mineral). It crystallises in the monoclinic system. Mohs hardness about 2. Nickel–Strunz class: 8.FC.10.

Identification characteristics

Mohs hardness 2

Scientific references

Canaphite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3655104 Link

Physical properties

IMA status: approved mineral and/or valid name (A)
Mineral class: 8.FC.10
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs hardness: 2

Image credits

Canaphite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source
Canaphite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source
Beautiful Canaphite Specimen - Great Notch, Passaic County, NJ — via www.pinterest.com · Source
The crystal structures of canaphite and wooldridgeite: (a) canaphite ... — via www.researchgate.net · Source
The crystal structures of canaphite and wooldridgeite: (a) canaphite ... — via www.researchgate.net · Source
Progrès dans la synthèse et la structure de l’α-canaphite : une étude ... — via iramis.cea.fr · Source
Advances in the synthesis and structure of α-canaphite: a multitool and ... — via pubs.rsc.org · Source

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