wöhlerite
Sign in to saveWöhlerite, also known as woehlerite or wohlerite, is a member of the Wöhlerite group. It was named after German chemist Friedrich Wöhler. It was first described by Scheerer in 1843, but the crystal structure was only solved by Mellino & Merlino in 1979. Once approved, it was grandfathered by the IMA.
Key facts
- Mineral.boxbgcolor
- dfb73c
- Mineral.image
- Wöhlerite,_Amphibole_Supergroup,_Microcline-593206.jpg
- Mineral.formula
- NaCa2(Zr,Nb)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Wöh
- Mineral.strunz
- 9.BE.17
- Mineral.system
- Monoclinic
- Mineral.dana
- 56.2.4.5
- Mineral.class
- H-M Symbol: 2 Sphenoidal
- Mineral.symmetry
- P21
- Mineral.unit cell
- 764.21
- Mineral.color
- Honey yellow, wine yellow to sulfur yellow, light to dark yellow, brown, gray
- Mineral.twinning
- Twin planes common on {010}
- Mineral.cleavage
- Distinct on {010} Poor on {100}, {110}
- Mineral.fracture
- Irregular, uneven, splintery
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 5.5 – 6
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous
- Mineral.opticalprop
- Biaxial (−)
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- Wöhlerite-296922.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.BE.17
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.BE.17
- Commons category
- Wöhlerite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Wöh
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/B.08
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Wöhlerite, also known as woehlerite or wohlerite, is a member of the Wöhlerite group. It was named after German chemist Friedrich Wöhler. It was first described by Scheerer in 1843, but the crystal structure was only solved by Mellino & Merlino in 1979. Once approved, it was grandfathered by the IMA.
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