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Mineral A

VS

Mineral B

F

Fluorkyuygenite

Name

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Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Halides

Chemical class

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Cubic

Crystal system

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5–5.5

Mohs hardness

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2.873

Specific gravity

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White

Streak

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Vitreous

Luster

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None

Cleavage

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I-43d

Space group

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Mayenite

Structural group

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Fky · Approved

IMA

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2013

Named in

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Colorless, rarely with greenish to yellowish tint

Typical colors

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Ca · Al · O · H · F

Elements

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