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Alpeite

Unclassified orthorhombic #0126

Alpeite is a mineral species described as sorosilicate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula Ca₄Mn³⁺₂Al₂(Mn³⁺Mg)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(V₅+O₄)(OH)₆
Strunz code
Class
Crystal system orthorhombic
Type locality
Named after naming locality
Streak
Alpeite specimen
Photo: David Hospital — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

O
42.71%
Mn
15.71%
Ca
15.29%
Si
13.39%
Al
5.15%
V
4.86%
Mg
2.32%
H
0.58%

Molar mass 1048.782 g/mol

Physical

Mohs
Density
g/cm³