سارکینیت
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Sarkinite, synonymous with chondrarsenite and polyarsenite, is a mineral with formula Mn2(AsO4)(OH). The mineral is named for the Greek word σάρκιυος, meaning made of flesh, for its red color and greasy luster. The mineral was first noted in Sweden in 1865 as chondrarsenite, though not identified as sarkinite until 1885.
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- Named after
- flesh
- Image
- Sarkinit-24468.JPG
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- Commons category
- Sarkinite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.BB.15
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.BB.15
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Srk
- chemical formula
- Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/B.03b
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