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Mineral A

VS

Mineral B

Whitlockite

Name

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Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Phosphates

Chemical class

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Hexagonal

Crystal system

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5

Mohs hardness

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3.12

Specific gravity

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Streak

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Vitreous to subresinous

Luster

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Cleavage

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R3c

Space group

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Cerite

Structural group

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Wht · Grandfathered

IMA

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1941

Named in

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Colorless, white, gray, yellowish; colorless in transmitted light

Typical colors

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Ca · Mg · P · O · H

Elements

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