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Nabiasite

Year of discovery: 1998 (Plan de Labasse, France), 2007 (Japan)

Locality list: 2 localities of nabiasite

• BaMn₉(VO₄)₆(OH)₂
• BaMn₉(VO₄,AsO₄)₆(OH)₂
• [Ba²⁺][Mn²⁺₉][(OH)₂|(VO₄)₆]^10-

• Class: Vanadate - Hydroxide

• Color: Dark red
• Streak: Dark yellowish brown
• Luster: Adamantine
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 4-4.5

• System: Cubic
• Group: m3, Pa3
• Lattice: a=12.8