Armstrongite Explained

Armstrongite
Category:Phyllosilicate
Formula:CaZr[Si<sub>6</sub>O<sub>15</sub>]·3H2O
Imasymbol:Asg[1]
Strunz:9.EA.35
System:Monoclinic
Color:Dark to light brown
Cleavage:Perfect on, good on
Tenacity:Very brittle
Mohs:4.5
Luster:Vitreous
Streak:Brownish white
Diaphaneity:Translucent
References:[2]

Armstrongite (CaZr[Si<sub>6</sub>O<sub>15</sub>]·3H2O)[2] is a silicate mineral.

Discovery and occurrence

It was first described in 1973 from an occurrence at Dorozhnyi pegmatite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia.[3] It was named for the American astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Notes and References

  1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
  2. http://www.mindat.org/min-344.html Armstrongite on Mindat.org
  3. Vladykin . N. V. . Kovalenko . V. I. . Kashaev . A. A. . Sapozhnikov . A. N. . Pisarskaya . V. A. . A new silicate of calcium and zirconium – armstrongite . Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR . 1973 . 209 . 1185–1188.