Name: | Cuspidine Csp |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Cuspidine contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Fluorine (F) |
Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
Year First Published: | 1876 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Scacchi A (1876) Della cuspidina e del neocrisolito, nuovi minerali vesuviani, Rendiconto dell'Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche (sezione della Societa reale di Napoli) 15, 208-209 |
Structural Group Name: | Wöhlerite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | Wöhlerite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1349 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 5.5 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 2.905 |
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