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Dypingite

Dypingite
General
Category Carbonate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O
Strunz classification 5.DA.05
Dana classification 16b.07.02.01
Crystal system Monoclinic
Unknown space group
Identification
Formula mass 485.65 g/mol
Color White
Crystal habit Globular - spherical to rounded forms (e.g. wavellite)
Tenacity Brittle
Luster Pearly
Streak White to gray
Diaphaneity Semitransparent
Specific gravity 2.15
Optical properties Biaxial (+)
Refractive index nα = 1.508 nβ = 1.510 nγ = 1.516
Birefringence δ = 0.0080
Pleochroism Colorless
Ultraviolet fluorescence Fluorescent and phosphorescent, Short UV=gray blue, Long UV=light blue
References

Dypingite is a hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with the formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O. Its type locality is the Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Norway.


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