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falsterite

hydrous phosphate mineral
Class type of: phosphate mineral Q19833615

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
mineral species
Subclass of
phosphate mineral
Chemical formula
Ca₂MgMn²⁺₂Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Zn₄(PO₄)₈(OH)₄(H₂O)₁₄[4]
Color
blue-green[5]
Crystal system
monoclinic crystal system[6]
IMA Mineral Symbol
Fls[11]
IMA status and/or rank
approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[7]
Mohs' hardness
+2[9]
Named after
Alexander U. Falster[3]
Space group
space group P2₁/c[8]
Type locality (geology)
Palermo No. 1 mine[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en falsterite en Fls en IMA2011-061 de Falsterit de IMA 2011-061
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11clyt59m_
IMA Number, broad sense
IMA2011-061
Mindat mineral ID
42463

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Color 1
blue-green
Crystal system 1
monoclinic crystal system
Subclass of 1
phosphate mineral
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Summary

falsterite is a mineral species[1]. falsterite is a type of phosphate mineral[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Falsterite, Ca2MgMn2+2(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)14, a new secondary phosphate mineral.... wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . CNMNC Newsletter 11 (September and October 2011). wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . CNMNC Newsletter 11 (September and October 2011). wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . CNMNC Newsletter 11 (September and October 2011). wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . CNMNC Newsletter 11 (September and October 2011). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Falsterite, Ca2MgMn2+2(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)14, a new secondary phosphate mineral.... wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → phosphate mineral
    Space group → space group P2₁/c
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+2'}
    Crystal system → monoclinic crystal system
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Added [kaa] label: Falsterit, import labels from sitelinks"
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