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Mineral A

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Mineral B

Å

Åskagenite-(Nd)

Name

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Mn²⁺Nd(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O₂

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Silicates

Chemical class

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Monoclinic

Crystal system

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6

Mohs hardness

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3.737

Specific gravity

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Brown

Streak

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Resinous

Luster

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None

Cleavage

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P2_1/m

Space group

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Epidote

Structural group

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Åsk-Nd · Approved

IMA

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2009

Named in

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Black, brown in thin fragments

Typical colors

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Mn · Nd · Al · Fe · Si · O

Elements

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