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Magganasite

A valid IMA mineral species - pending publication
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Formula:
CuFe3+3O(AsO4)3
Colour:
golden- or red-brown to brownish-yellow, brown or reddish-brown
Lustre:
Vitreous, Sub-Metallic
Specific Gravity:
4.708 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Name:
It is named in honour of the Greek mineralogist and petrologist Prof. Dr. Andreas Magganas (born 1954), Professor of Mineralogy, Petrology and Mineral Chemistry in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, a specialist in volcanology and the mineralogy of volcanic fumaroles.
New structure type. Chemically most similar toauriacusite (that is also anhydrous).


Type description reference:

Classification of Magganasite

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
golden- or red-brown to brownish-yellow, brown or reddish-brown
Streak:
Yellow
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Parting:
none
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
4.708 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Magganasite

Crystallography of Magganasite
General Appearance of Type Material:
prismatic crystals up to 0.2 mm long and up to 0.04 mm thick typically assembled in clusters up to 1 mm across.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 18-2, Moscow 119071, Russia, registration number 5799/1
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Magganasite was found in the material collected from hot fumerole (the temperature measured during sampling varied from 350 to 400°C) pockets situated 1–1.5 m below the day surface.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of Magganasite

Other Language Names for Magganasite

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