Mineral name
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Greifensteinite
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Type material greifensteinite, width of the picture about 3 cm |
Hölzel-No.
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8.DA.260 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2001-044 / 2001 |
Chemical formula
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Ca2Be4(Fe2+,Mn)5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O |
Type locality
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Germany, Saxony, Ore Mts., Ehrenfriedersdorf, Greifensteine |
Associated minerals
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Albite, potassium feldspar, roscherite, viitaniemiite, childrenite, quartz, apatite, herderite, elbaite, montmorillonite |
Collection
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Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden |
Contact person
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Dr. Andreas Gärtner |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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Min 18634 Sa (MMG Dresden) / Tresor |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen with preparations |
References
Greifensteinite Ca2Be4(Fe2+,Mn)5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O - a new mineral from Greifenstein, Saxony.
Chukanov, N.V., Möckel, S., Rastsvetaeva, R.K. and Zadov, A.E. (2002)
Proc. RMS, 4, 47-52 |
Notes / Further information
This type material was donated by F. Spallek, Dresden. Named after the type locality "Greifensteine" near Ehrenfriedersdorf, Ore Mountains, Saxony. |
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