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Lithiophorite (Photo)

Year of discovery: 1870 (Spitzleithe, Germany), 1875 (Japan)

Locality list: 41 localities of lithiophorite

• AlMnO₂(OH)₂
• (Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
• [Al³⁺][Mn⁴⁺][(OH)₂|O₂]^6-

• Class: Oxide - Hydroxide

• Color: Blue, Black
• Streak: Dark gray
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Aggregate: Dendritic, Earthy

• Cleavage: Perfect on {0001} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 3
• Density: 3.3

• System: Trigonal
• Group: (-3)m, R(-3)m
• Lattice: a=2.9, c=28.2