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Iwateite

Year of discovery: 2013 (Japan as the first occurence in the World)

Locality list: A locality of iwateite

• Na₂BaMn(PO₄)₂
• [Na⁺₂][Ba²⁺][Mn²⁺][(PO₄)₂]^6-

• Class: Phosphate

• Na₂Ba => Mn₂: Zavaliaite, Beusite

• Color: Colorless
• Streak: White
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Habit: Granular

• System: Trigonal
• Group: P(-3)
• Lattice: a=5.4, c=7.0

Etymology: Iwate prefecture, Japan, address of Tanohata mine where this mineral was discovered for the first time.