• Source: Abswurmbachite

Abswurmbachite is a copper manganese silicate mineral ((Cu,Mn2+)Mn3+6O8SiO4). It was first described in 1991 and named after Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach (born 1938), a German mineralogist. It crystallizes in the tetragonal system. Its Mohs scale rating is 6.5 and a specific gravity of 4.96. It has a metallic luster and its color is jet black, with light brown streaks.




See also


List of minerals
List of minerals named after people




References



Mindat.org – Abswurmbachite
Webmineral.com – Abswurmbachite
Handbook of Mineralogy – Abswurmbachite Archived 2019-05-08 at the Wayback Machine

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