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Carpholite [abbr. Car ]

Year of discovery: 1817 (Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Czech), 1965 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of carpholite

• MnAl₂Si₂O₆(OH)₄
• [Mn²⁺][Al³⁺₂][(OH)₄|(SiO₃)₂]^8-

• Class: Inosilicate (Single chain) - Hydroxide

• Mn => Fe: Ferrocarpholite (Series)

• Color: Yellow
• Streak: White
• Luster: Silky
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Translucent

• Cleavage: Imperfect on {100}, {010}, and {110} (4 planes)
• Hardness: 5-5.5
• Density: 2.9

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: mmm, Ccca
• Lattice: a=13.8, b=20.9, c=5.1