Mineral Factbook

Acuminite

SrAlF4(OH)·H2OIMA symbol: Acuapproved

Acuminite is a halide mineral with the formula SrAlF4(OH)·H2O, crystallizing in the monoclinic system. It has a calculated density of 3.262 g/cm3.

Photos

Acuminite specimen photo
Salah Rashad Zaqzoq · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemmonoclinic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupC 1 2/c 1
Cell (Å, °)a = 13.223, b = 5.175, c = 14.251; α = 90, β = 111.61, γ = 90
Cell volume906.639 ų, Z = 8
Axial ratios2.5552:1:2.7538calculated from COD 9008399
Source structureCOD 9008399 (Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie, 1991)

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)4.7073.3523.5044.772.0763.032
I/I₀10077.571.861.543.840.1

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9008399; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)3.262 g/cm³calculated from COD 9008399

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight225.62 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Sr 38.84%, Al 11.96%, F 33.68%, O 14.18%, H 1.34%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)3.CC.10Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)3.CC.10Wikidata (CC0)