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Strengite
Chemical
Formula
FePO4 · 2H2O
Species
Phosphates
Crystal
System
Orthorhombic
Mohs
Scale
3-4
Specific
Gravity
2.84
Color
Colorless, pale Purple, deep Purple, red, carmine red, greenish white
Streak
White
Luster
Vitreous
Refractive
Index
n = 1.697 - 1.708 n = 1.708 - 1.719 n = 1.741 - 1.745
Diaphaneity
Transparent, Translucent
Cleavage
Distinct/GoodGood on , poor on
Crystal Habit:Botryoidal, radial, spherical
Geological Setting:Secondary mineral formed under surface or near-surface conditions by the alteration of iron-bearing phosphates, such as Triphylite in pegmatite, or Dufrenite, or may occur in limonite ore deposits and gossans, magnetite iron ores, or rarely as a cave mineral.
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