| Name: | Svanbergite Svb |
| IMA Chemistry: | SrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Svanbergite contains elements: Strontium (Sr) Aluminum (Al) Sulfur (S) Oxygen (O) Phosphorus (P) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Sweden |
| Year First Published: | 1854 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Igelström L J (1854) Svanbergit, ein nytt mineral från Horrsjöberget, Ny socken, Elfdahls hërad, Wermland, Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 11, 156-159 Chemical composition clarified: Scott K M (1987) Solid solution in, and classification of, gossan-derived members of the alunite-jarosite family, northwest Queensland, Australia, American Mineralogist 72, 178-187 |
| Structural Group Name: | Alunite-beudantite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | alunite-jarosite-svanbergite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal|rhombohedral |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 5.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.22 |
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