Name: | Benauite Bnu |
IMA Chemistry: | SrFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Benauite contains elements: Strontium (Sr) Iron (Fe) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
Year First Published: | 1995 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Walenta K, Birch W D, Dunn P J (1996) Benauite, a new mineral of the crandallite group from the Clara mine in the central Black Forest, Germany, Chemie der Erde 56, 171-176 |
Structural Group Name: | Alunite-crandallite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | alunite-jarosite-dussertite subgroup |
Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 975.3 Million Years Ago |
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