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Mineral A

VS

Mineral B

Smolyaninovite

Name

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Co₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₄·11H₂O

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Arsenates

Chemical class

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Orthorhombic

Crystal system

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2

Mohs hardness

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2.05–2.15

Specific gravity

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Streak

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Silky

Luster

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Cleavage

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Space group

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Smolyaninovite

Structural group

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Sya · Grandfathered

IMA

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1956

Named in

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Yellow to yellow-brown

Typical colors

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Co · Fe · As · O · H

Elements

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