Beige crystals of the extremely rare mineral magnesiochlorophoenicite from one of the only two known localities worldwide, the Sterling Hill mine (Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America). Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY 4.0
Magnesiochlorophoenicite
Magnesiochlorophoenicite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the arsenate class, with the chemical formula Mg₃Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH,O)₆.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system. It is a member of the Chlorophoenicite structural group.
IMA symbol Mcpo, IMA status: approved, named in 1935.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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