Compare Minerals

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Mineral A

Mineral B

Kannanite

Name

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Ca₄Al₄(MgAl)(VO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Silicates

Chemical class

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Orthorhombic

Crystal system

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Mohs hardness

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3.43

Specific gravity

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Streak

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Vitreous

Luster

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None observed. [Expected to be perfect on {010} by analogy with ardennite.]

Cleavage

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Pnmm

Space group

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Ardennite

Structural group

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Kna · Approved

IMA

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2015

Named in

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Brownish orange to orange

Typical colors

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Ca · Al · Mg · V · O · Si · H

Elements

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