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Lindgrenite is an uncommon copper molybdate mineral with formula: Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2. It occurs as tabular to platey monoclinic green to yellow green crystals.

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Mineral.name
Lindgrenite
Mineral.image
Lindgrenite-107037.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.caption
Lindgrenite specimen from the San Samuel Mine of the Cachiyuyo de Llampos district, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile (field of view 4 mm)
Mineral.category
Molybdate mineral
Mineral.formula
Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Lgr
Mineral.strunz
7.GB.05
Mineral.dana
48.3.1.1
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P21/n
Mineral.unit cell
a = 5.394, b = 14.023 c = 5.608 [Å]; β = 98.5°; Z = 2
Mineral.color
Green to yellowish green
Mineral.habit
Tabular to platey crystals, may be acicular, massive or crust forming
Mineral.cleavage
Perfect on {010} and {101}, poor on {100}
Mineral.fracture
Micaceous
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle

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Commons category
Lindgrenite
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
7.GB.05
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
7.GB.05
IMA Mineral Symbol
Lgr
chemical formula
Cu₃(MoO₄)₂(OH)₂
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VI/F.02

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{{infobox mineral | name = Lindgrenite | image = Lindgrenite-107037.jpg | imagesize = 260px | alt = | caption = Lindgrenite specimen from the San Samuel Mine of the Cachiyuyo de Llampos district, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile (field of view 4 mm) | category = Molybdate mineral | formula = Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 | IMAsymbol = Lgr | strunz = 7.GB.05 | dana = 48.3.1.1 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P21/n | unit cell = a = 5.394, b = 14.023 c = 5.608 [Å]; β = 98.5°; Z = 2 | color = Green to yellowish green | habit = Tabular to platey crystals, may be acicular, massive or crust forming | twinning = | cleavage = Perfect on {010} and {101}, poor on {100} | fracture = Micaceous | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 4.5 | luster = Greasey | streak = Pale green | diaphaneity = Transparent | gravity = 4.2 | density = | polish = | opticalprop = Biaxial (-) | refractive = nα = 1.930 nβ = 2.002 nγ = 2.020 | birefringence = δ = 0.090 | pleochroism = | 2V = 71° (measured) | dispersion = | extinction = | length fast/slow = | fluorescence = | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | impurities = | alteration = | other = | prop1 = | prop1text = | references = }} Lindgrenite is an uncommon copper molybdate mineral with formula: Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2. It occurs as tabular to platey monoclinic green to yellow green crystals.

==Discovery and occurrence==

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