Amarantyt
Sign in to saveAmarantite is an amaranth-red to brownish mineral with the general formula of Fe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O or Fe3+SO4(OH)·3H2O.
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It sits within the topics Iron(III) minerals, Minerals in space group 2 and Sulfate minerals.
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Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Amarantite
- Mineral.image
- Amarantite - Javir-e-Sagand, Yazd Province, Iran.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260px
- Mineral.category
- Sulfate minerals
- Mineral.formula
- Fe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Ama
- Mineral.strunz
- 7.DB.30
- Mineral.system
- Triclinic
- Mineral.class
- Pinacoidal () (same H-M symbol)
- Mineral.symmetry
- P
- Mineral.unit cell
- a = 8.9, b = 11.56 c = 6.64 [Å]; α = 95.55° β = 90.52°, γ = 97.42°; Z = 2
- Mineral.color
- Amaranth-red to brownish red, orange-red
- Mineral.habit
- As radiating or matted aggregates of needles; may be columnar or bladed
- Mineral.cleavage
- Perfect on {010} and {100}
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous
- Mineral.streak
- Lemon-yellow
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Transparent
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Amarantite-Hohmannite-169933.jpg
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- streak color
- lemon
- crystal system
- triclinic crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 7.DB.30
- Commons category
- Amarantite
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 7.DB.30
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Ama
- chemical formula
- Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·7H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VI/D.02
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