Mineral Factbook

Scorzalite

Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2IMA symbol: Sczgrandfathered

Scorzalite is a phosphate, arsenate, or vanadate mineral with the formula Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2, crystallizing in the monoclinic system. It has a calculated density of 3.377 g/cm3. Its streak is white.

Photos

Scorzalite specimen photo
Jan Czeczotka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Scorzalite specimen photo
Jan Czeczotka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Scorzalite specimen photo
John Sobolewski (JSS) · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Scorzalite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemmonoclinic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupP 1 21/c 1
Cell (Å, °)a = 7.15, b = 7.31, c = 7.25; α = 90, β = 120.58, γ = 90
Cell volume326.23 ų, Z = 2
Axial ratios0.9781:1:0.9918calculated from COD 9007451
Source structureCOD 9007451 (Acta Crystallographica, 1959)

Physical properties

Density (calculated)3.377 g/cm³calculated from COD 9007451
Streak
whitesingle sourceWikidata (CC0)

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)8.BB.40Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)8.BB.40Wikidata (CC0)