Category Halide mineral Strunz classification 3.DA.30 Space group R32 | Formula
(repeating unit) Sn21O6(OH)14Cl16 Crystal system Trigonal | |
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Crystal class Trapezohedral (32)
H-M symbol: (32) | ||
Abhurite is a mineral of tin, oxygen, hydrogen, and chlorine with the formula Sn3O(OH)2Cl2. Its named after its type locality a shipwreck with tin ingots at Sharm Abhur, a cove near Jiddah, Red Sea. Its Mohs scale rating is 2.
References
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