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Acuminite

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Category
  
Halide mineral

Strunz classification
  
3.CC.10

Space group
  
C2/c

Formula (repeating unit)
  
SrAlF4OH·(H2O)

Crystal system
  
Monoclinic

Crystal class
  
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)

Acuminite is a rare halide mineral of with chemical formula: SrAlF4(OH)·(H2O). Its name comes from the Latin word acumen, meaning "spear point". Its Mohs scale rating is 3.5.

Acumenite has only been described from its type locality of the cryolite deposit in Ivigtut, Greenland.

References

Acuminite Wikipedia