armstrongite
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Armstrongite (CaZr[Si6O15]·3H2O) is a silicate mineral.
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It is catalogued under topics including Calcium minerals, Minerals described in 1973 and Monoclinic minerals.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- phyllosilicates
- Named after
- Neil Armstrong
- Image
- Armstrongite.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.EA.35
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.EA.35
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- color
- brown
- Commons category
- Armstrongite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Asg
- chemical formula
- CaZr(Si₆O₁₅)·2H₂O
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Discovery and occurrence
- References
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Armstrongite (CaZr[Si6O15]·3H2O) is a silicate mineral.
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