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Gottlobite

gottlobite

CaMg(VO4)OH

Gottlobite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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

Overview

Gottlobite, CaMg(VO4,AsO4)(OH), is a mineral in the adelite group found as isolated crystals or isometric grains of orange or orange-brown color. The size of the crystals are a half millimeter in diameter and are part of the orthorhombic crystal system. Gottlobite is the vanadate end member in a solid solution formed with adelite (CaMg(AsO4)(OH)). Gottlobite is also part of the vanadates and arsenates group. With these characteristics, it is similar to the minerals tangeite and austinite by X-ray diffraction methods.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 4.5

Scientific references

  1. Gottlobite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1539982 Link
  2. Gottlobite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlobite Link