Zanazziite
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200377870
2008-03-23T21:17:34Z
Hyperdeath
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Added manganese minerals template.
{{Infobox mineral
| name = Zanazziite
| category = [[Phosphate]] Mineral
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| formula = Ca<sub>2</sub>(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)<sub>4</sub>Be<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>6</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O
| molweight = 1,044.11 gm
| color = Pale to dark olive green
| habit = Bladed, Columnar, Prismatic
| system = [[Monoclinic]]
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| cleavage = Good on the [100], Distinct on the [010]
| fracture = Brittle
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| mohs = 5
| luster = Vitreous - Pearly
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| opticalprop = Biaxial (+)
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| dispersion = r < v
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| fluorescence= None
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| streak = white
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| density = 2.76
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| diaphaneity = Transparent to Translucent
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| references =<ref>[http://www.mindat.org/min-4385.html Zanazziite: Zanazziite mineral information and data<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.webmineral.com/data/Zanazziite.shtml Zanazziite Mineral Data<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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'''Zanazziite''' is a mineral, a complex [[phosphate]] with the formula [[calcium|Ca]]<sub>2</sub>([[magnesium|Mg]],[[iron|Fe]])(Mg,Fe,[[manganese|Mn]],[[aluminum|Al]])<sub>4</sub>[[beryllium|Be]]<sub>4</sub>([[oxygen|O]][[hydrogen|H]])<sub>4</sub>([[Phosphorus|P]]O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>6</sub>·6[[water|H<sub>2</sub>O]]. Discovered in 1990 in [[Brazil]], it is named after PF Zanazzi, Professor of [[Mineralogy]], [[Perugia]], [[Italy]]. Its color is pale to dark olive-green.
==See also==
*[[List of minerals]]
*[[List of minerals named after people]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://webmineral.com/data/Zanazziite.shtml Webmineral data]
*[http://www.mindat.org/min-4385.html Mindat.org]
{{Manganese minerals}}
[[Category:Calcium minerals]]
[[Category:Magnesium minerals]]
[[Category:Iron minerals]]
[[Category:Manganese minerals]]
[[Category:Aluminium minerals]]
[[Category:Beryllium minerals]]
[[Category:Hydroxide minerals]]
[[Category:Phosphate minerals]]
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