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Kaatialaite

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Kaatialaite
Kaatialaite found in the Czech Republic
General
CategoryArsenate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Fe(H2AsO4)3·5H2O
IMA symbolKaa[1]
Strunz classification8.CC.10
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Space groupP21/n (no. 14)
Identification
ColorGreenish blue, gray, yellow, white
StreakWhite
DiaphaneityTransparent
References[2][3]

Kaatialaite (Fe(H2AsO4)3·5H2O) is a ferric arsenate mineral found in Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Webmineral.com - Kaatialaite
  3. ^ Boudjada, A.; Guitel, J. C. (1 July 1981). "Structure cristalline d'un orthoarséniate acide de fer(III) pentahydraté: Fe(H 2 AsO 4 ) 3 .5H 2 O". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 37 (7): 1402–1405. doi:10.1107/S0567740881006043.
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