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Sincosite

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Sincosite
Sincosite with an associated spray of white, acicular minyulite; from Ross Hannibal Mine, South Dakota, US
General
CategoryVanadate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
CaV2(PO4)2O2 . 5H2O
IMA symbolScs[1]
Strunz classification8.CJ.65
Crystal systemTetragonal
Crystal classDitetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm)
H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupP42/nnm
Identification
TenacityBrittle
Mohs scale hardness1 - 2
LusterVitreous, Pearly, Sub-Metallic, Dull
References[2]

Sincosite is a green mineral discovered in 1922. It is named for Sincos, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Peru, where it was first discovered.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ a b Sincosite at Mindat.org