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Name: Powellite
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IMA Chemistry: Ca(MoO4)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Powellite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Molybdenum (Mo)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1891
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Melville W H (1891) Powellite - calcium molybdate: A new mineral species, The American Journal of Science 141, 138-141
Structural Group Name: Scheelite
Fleischer's Group Name: scheelite
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 3411 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 3.75
Diaphaneity: 3.0
Specific Gravity: 4.25
Dispersion: 0.058
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