Skorpionite

3+1⁄2LustervitreousStreakwhiteDiaphaneitytransparentDensity3.15 g/cm3Optical propertiesBiaxial (-)Refractive indexnα = 1.588 nβ = 1.645 nγ = 1.646Birefringenceδ = 0.0572V angle15.0° (measured)References[2][3]

Skorpionite (IMA2005-010) is a zinc phosphate mineral with chemical formula Ca3Zn2(PO4)2CO3(OH)2·H2O, originally found in the Skorpion Mine and named after it (Rosh Pinah, Lüderitz district, ǁKaras Region, Namibia).

References

  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ "Skorpionite: Skorpionite mineral information and data". mindat.org. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. ^ Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; et al., eds. (1990–2013). "Skorpionite" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. Chantilly, VA: Mineralogical Society of America.
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