Name: | Austinite Aus |
IMA Chemistry: | CaZn(AsO4)(OH) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Austinite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Zinc (Zn) Arsenic (As) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1935 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Staples L W (1935) Austinite, a new arsenate mineral, from Gold Hill, Utah, American Mineralogist 20, 112-119 |
Structural Group Name: | Adelite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | adelite-descloizite-adelite subgroup |
Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1349 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 4.25 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 4.12 |
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