faustite
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Fst
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- Faustite
- chemical formula
- ZnAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.DD.15
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.DD.15
- crystal system
- triclinic crystal system
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/D.08
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thumb|A sample of faustite from Malaysia, Pahang, Ampang Jaleh, Penjom Mine
The IMA-approved mineral faustite is a member of the triclinic turquoise group of hydrous phosphates with the chemical composition . It is named after the American mineralogist and petrologist Dr. George Tobias Faust, who workes with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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