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Cyprine

Year of discovery: 2015 (Wessels, South Africa), 2023 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of cyprine

• Ca₁₉Cu(Al,Mg)₁₂Si₁₈O₆₉(OH)₉
• (Ca,Na)₁₉Cu(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₂([],B,Al,Fe)₅Si₁₈O₆₈(OH,F,O)₁₀
• [Ca²⁺₁₉][Cu²⁺][Al³⁺₄][Al³⁺₆Mg²⁺₂][]₄[][OH|(OH)₉|(SiO₄)₁₀|(Si₂O₇)₄]^74-

• Class: Vesuvianite group
• Class: Sorosilicate - Nesosilicate - Hydroxide

• [Cu][OH] => [Al][O]: Vesuvianite

• Color: Blue, Green, Dark red with a blue tint
• Streak: White
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: None
• Hardness: 6.5
• Density: 3.4

• System: Tetragonal
• Group: 4/m, P4/n
• Lattice: a=15.6, c=11.8