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Name
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Mg₂(AsO₄)F
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Arsenates
Chemical class
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Monoclinic
Crystal system
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5
Mohs hardness
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3.698
Specific gravity
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White
Streak
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Vitreous
Luster
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Distinct on {001} (by analogy with wagnerite and sarkinite)
Cleavage
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P2_1/c
Space group
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Wagnerite
Structural group
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Awag · Approved
IMA
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2014
Named in
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Light to lemon-yellow, sometimes greenish yellow or colorless; colorless in transmitted light
Typical colors
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Mg · As · O · F
Elements
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