- Cabalzarite
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name = Cabalzarite
category = Phosphate Groupmineral
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formula = Ca(Mg,Al,Fe3+)2 [AsO4] 2 (20H,H20
molweight = 413.71 gm
color = grey white
habit = Aggregates
system =Monoclinic
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mohs = 5
luster = Vitreous
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opticalprop = Anisotrophic
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streak = White
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density = 3.89
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diaphaneity = transparent
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references = [ [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Cabalzarite.shtml Cabalzarite Mineral Data ] ] [ [http://www.mindat.org/min-7027.html Cabalzarite: Cabalzarite mineral information and data ] ]Cabalzarite (Ca(Mg,Al,Fe3+)2 [AsO4] 2 (20H,H20) is a
mineral first found in an abandoned mine in Falotta, Graubunden, Switzerland and named for Walter Cabalzar, an amateur mineralogist of Chur, Switzerland who contributed to the mineralogy of the Graubunden canton.References
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