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Cabrerite

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Cabrerite
General
CategoryArsenate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
NiMg2(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz classification8.CE.40
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupC2/m
Unit cella = 10.205(1), b = 13.377(1)
c = 4.7382(4) [Å]; β = 105.057(7)°; Z = 2[1]
Identification
References[1]

Cabrerite is an arsenate mineral bearing magnesium and nickel. It is a member of the hörnesite-annabergite series in the vivianite group.

The name Cabrerite has been in use for any annabergite with notable incorporation of magnesium, typically nickel remaining the dominant ion.[2] It was specified to refer to specimens with a Ni:Mg ratio of 1:2 in 2024.[1]

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