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Agardite-(Ce)

Phosphates hexagonal #0042

Agardite-(Ce) is a mineral species described as arsenate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula CeCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O
Strunz code 8.DL.15
Class Phosphates
Crystal system hexagonal
Type locality Clara mine
Named after agardite
Streak
Agardite-(Ce) specimen
Photo: Henk Smeets – tomeikminerals.com — CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

Cu
35.86%
O
29.04%
As
21.14%
Ce
13.18%
H
0.79%

Molar mass 1063.305 g/mol

Physical

Mohs
3
Density
g/cm³