Hagendorfite

Formula:  NaCaMn(Fe,Fe,Mg)2(PO4)3

Origin of name:   After locality; Hagendorf-south pegmatite, Bavaria, Germany

 

Crystal system:  Monoclinic

Crystal class:  2/m

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Colour:   Greenish black

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Habit:  Massive

Hardness:  3.5

Specific gravity:  3.71

Cleavage:  3; One good, one less good, one poor

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Comments:  Series with varulite

 

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