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Mineral A

VS

Mineral B

C

Charleshatchettite

Name

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CaNb₄O₁₀(OH)₂·8H₂O

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Oxides & Hydroxides

Chemical class

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Monoclinic

Crystal system

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4

Mohs hardness

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2.878

Specific gravity

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Streak

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Silky

Luster

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{100}, perfect

Cleavage

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C2/c

Space group

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Structural group

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Chh · Approved

IMA

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2015

Named in

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White; colorless in transmitted light

Typical colors

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Ca · Nb · O · H

Elements

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