Mineral name
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Okruschite
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White, semitransparent tabular crystals up to 0.15 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm on rhyolite (width of picture approx. 3 cm). |
Hölzel-No.
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Type of specimen
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CT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2013-097 |
Chemical formula
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Ca2Mn2+5Be4(AsO4)6(OH)4·6 H2O |
Type locality
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Germany, Bavaria, district Unterfranken, Aschaffenburg, Sailauf, Hartkoppe quarry |
Associated minerals
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Braunite, Mn-calcite, arseniosiderite |
Collection
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Mineralogisches Museum - Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg |
Contact person
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Dr. Dorothée Kleinschrot |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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M4667/ V38 R2 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen, 2 x 1 x 2 cm. Single crystal in a glass capillary. |
References
Okruschite, Ca2Mn2+5Be4(AsO4)6(OH)4·6 H2O , a new roscherite-group mineral from Sailauf, Bavaria, Germany.
Chukanov, N. V. , Möhn, G., Pekov, I.V., Belakovskiy, D.I., Bychkova, Y.V., Gurzhiy, V.V. & Lorenz, J.A. (2014)
Eur. .J Mineral, 26, 3249-3258 |
Notes / Further information
Named after Prof. Dr. Martin Okrusch, Würzburg. |
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