Misakiite | |
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General | |
Category | Atacamite group |
Formula | Cu3Mn(OH)6Cl2 |
IMA symbol | Msk |
Strunz classification | 3.DA.10c |
Crystal system | Trigonal |
Identification | |
Color | emerald green |
Luster | vitreous |
Specific gravity | 3.42 g/cm3 (calculated) |
References | [1] |
Misakiite is a halide mineral from the Atacamite group bearing copper and manganese. It is closely related to Iyoite. The mineral species was approved by the IMA in 2013, a description was published in 2017 based on samples from the Sadamisaki Peninsula, after whose colloquial name Misaki, the mineral was named. [1]