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Carpholite
Inosilicate
Carpholite is a manganese silicate mineral with formula Mn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4. It occurs as yellow clusters of slender prisms or needles. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system.
The carpholite group includes ferrocarpholite , magnesiocarpholite , vanadiocarpholite, and potassiccarpholite.
Identification
Color of mineral
Yellow
Mohs scale ( mineral hardness )
5.5
6
Density ( specific gravity )
1.61
1.628
1.63
Luster ( interacts light )
Silky
Crystal ( diaphaneity )
Orthorhombic