Scandiobabingtonite
A scandium-bearing relative of babingtonite — sub-millimetre tabular crystals in a pegmatite cavity near Baveno, Italy.
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Scandiobabingtonite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula (Ca,Na)₂(Fe²⁺,Mn)(Sc,Fe³⁺)Si₅O₁₄(OH).
It crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system (space group P-1). It is a member of the Rhodonite structural group.
IMA symbol Sbab, IMA status: approved, named in 1993.
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