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Name: Leucophoenicite
Lpo
IMA Chemistry: Mn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Leucophoenicite contains elements:
Manganese (Mn)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1899
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Penfield S L, Warren C H (1899) Some new minerals from the zinc mines at Franklin, N.J., and note concerning the chemical composition of ganomalite, American Journal of Science 8, 339-353
Structural Group Name: Humite
Fleischer's Group Name: humite-reinhardbraunsite subgroup
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2400 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 5.75
Diaphaneity: 2.0
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