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Berzeliite

• NaCa₂Mg₂(AsO₄)₃
• NaCa₂(Mg,Mn)₂(AsO₄)₃
• [Na⁺][Ca²⁺₂][Mg²⁺₂][(AsO₄)₃]^9-

• Class: Berzeliite group < Garnet supergroup
• Class: Arsenate
• Soluble in: HCl, HNO₃

• Mg => Mn: Manganberzeliite (Series)

• Color: Yellow-Orange
• Streak: Pale yellow
• Luster: Resinous
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 4.5-5
• Density: 4.1

• System: Cubic
• Group: m3m, Ia3d
• Lattice: a=12.4