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Arsenate

Halilsarpite

[Mg(H₂O)₆][CaAs³⁺₂(Fe³⁺₂.₆₇Mo⁶⁺₀.₃₃)(AsO₄)₂O₇]
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
ClassArsenate
Halilsarpite specimen

Yellow spherules of halilsarpite on orange-brown smolyaninovite from the Oumlil mine, Morocco. FOV 3.15 mm. Photo by Ole-Thorsein Ljøstad. — Photo: Ole-Thorsein Ljøstad · CC BY 4.0

Halilsarpite

Halilsarpite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the arsenate class, with the chemical formula [Mg(H₂O)₆][CaAs³⁺₂(Fe³⁺₂.₆₇Mo⁶⁺₀.₃₃)(AsO₄)₂O₇].

It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Imma). It is a member of the Walentaite structural group.

IMA symbol Hsp, IMA status: approved, named in 2019.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more H minerals or help write this entry.