faustite
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Vinony's link graph records 7 inbound references to faustite, and connects out to iron, copper and aluminium.
It is catalogued under topics including Minerals in space group 2, Phosphate minerals and Triclinic minerals.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Fst
- Commons category
- Faustite
- chemical formula
- ZnAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.DD.15
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.DD.15
- crystal system
- triclinic crystal system
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/D.08
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thumb|A sample of faustite from Malaysia, Pahang, Ampang Jaleh, Penjom Mine
The IMA-approved mineral faustite is a member of the triclinic turquoise group of hydrous phosphates with the chemical composition . It is named after the American mineralogist and petrologist Dr. George Tobias Faust, who workes with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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