Nefedovite

Formula: Na5Ca4(PO4)4F

Origin of name: for Yevgeny Nefedov, Russian mineralogist

 

Crystal system: triclinic

Crystal class: 1 or -1

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Colour: colourless

Diaphaneity: transparent

Luster: vitreous

Habit: aggregates of 0.01 to 0.5 mm grains

Hardness: 4.5

Specific gravity: 3.01

Cleavage: none

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