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Arupite

Year of discovery: 1990 (Santa Catherina meteorite), 1994 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of arupite

• Ni₃(PO₄)₂,8H₂O
• (Ni,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(PO₄)₂,8H₂O
• [Ni²⁺₃][(PO₄)₂]^6-,8H₂O

• Class: Vivianite group
• Class: Phosphate - Hydrate

• Ni => Mg: Baricite
• Ni => Co: Pakhomovskyite
• Ni => Fe: Vivianite

• PO₄ => AsO₄: Annabergite

• Color: Blue
• Streak: Pale blue
• Luster: Earthy
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Cleavage: Good
• Hardness: 1.5-2

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, I2/m
• Lattice: a=9.9, b=13.2, c=4.6, β=102.4