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Name: Austinite
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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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