Sincosite
(repeating unit)CaV2(PO4)2O2 . 5H2O IMA symbol Scs[1] Strunz classification 8.CJ.65 Crystal system Tetragonal Crystal class Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm)
H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space group P42/nnm Identification Tenacity Brittle Mohs scale hardness 1 - 2 Luster Vitreous, Pearly, Sub-Metallic, Dull References [2]
H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
Sincosite is a green mineral discovered in 1922. It is named for Sincos, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Peru, where it was first discovered.[2]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Sincosite at Mindat.org
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