The holotype vargite specimen with numerous small, deep green, lath-shaped vargite crystals, building up a nearly complete sphere, associated with creamy white rhodochrosite and black hausmannite. GEO-NRM #19370307. Field of view ca. 2 × 1.5 mm. Photo: Torbjörn Lorin — Photo: Torbjörn Lorin · CC BY 4.0
Vargite
Vargite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the arsenate class, with the chemical formula Cu₂Mn₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄(H₂O)₄.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/c). It is a member of the Akrochordite structural group.
IMA symbol Vg, IMA status: approved, named in 2020.
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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