Name: | Hercynite Hc |
IMA Chemistry: | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Hercynite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Czech Republic |
Year First Published: | 1839 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Zippe F X M (1839) Ueber den Hercinit, eine bisher unbekannt gebliebene Spezies des Mineralreiches, Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft des Vaterländischen Museums in Böhmen 1839, 19-27 |
Structural Group Name: | Spinel |
Fleischer's Group Name: | spinel |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 4568.5 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 7.5 |
Specific Gravity: | 3.95 |
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