Zanazziite 3930961 200377870 2008-03-23T21:17:34Z Hyperdeath 1254298 Added manganese minerals template. {{Infobox mineral | name = Zanazziite | category = [[Phosphate]] Mineral | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | 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]] | twinning = | cleavage = Good on the [100], Distinct on the [010] | fracture = Brittle | tenacity = | mohs = 5 | luster = Vitreous - Pearly | polish = | refractive = | opticalprop = Biaxial (+) | birefringence = | dispersion = r < v | pleochroism = | fluorescence= None | absorption = | streak = white | gravity = | density = 2.76 | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Transparent to Translucent | other = | 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> }} '''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]] {{mineral-stub}} [[it:Zanazziite]]