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nissonite

Phosphate mineral

Also known as IMA1966-026

Instance of: mineral species
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1.Stated in The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018)
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Subclass of: phosphate mineral

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Nissonite is a very rare copper phosphate mineral with the formula: Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2·5H2O. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system typically as crusts, tabular crystals, and diamond-shaped crystals. The color is blue-green. It has a light green streak, a Mohs hardness of 2.5 and a specific gravity of 2.73. Cleavage is {100} distinct.

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IMA status and/or rank: approved mineral and/or valid name (A) ima number, broad sense: IMA1966-026
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1.Stated in The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013)
2.Stated in Nissonite, CuMg(PO4)(OH)·2½H2O, a new hydrous copper magnesium phosphate mineral from the Panoche Valley, California
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 8.DC.05
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 8.DC.05
Crystal system: monoclinic crystal system
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1.Stated in mineralienatlas.de
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IMA Mineral Symbol: Nss
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1.Stated in IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols
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Formula: Cu₂Mg₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·5H₂O
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VII/D.02
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1.Stated in Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982)
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2 identifiers linking nissonite across the web's reference databases

Freebase ID/m/02pmxqj
IMA Number, broad senseIMA1966-026

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