Zharchikhite is a
halide mineral
Halide minerals are those minerals with a dominant halide anion (, , and ). Complex halide minerals may also have Polyatomic ion, polyatomic anions.
Examples include the following:
*Atacamite
*Avogadrite (K,Cs)BF
*Bararite (β)
*Bischofite
* ...
, a
hydroxyl
In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom. In organic chemistry, alcohols and carboxylic acids contain one or more hydroxy ...
fluoride
Fluoride (). According to this source, is a possible pronunciation in British English. is an Inorganic chemistry, inorganic, Monatomic ion, monatomic Ion#Anions and cations, anion of fluorine, with the chemical formula (also written ), whose ...
of
aluminium
Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has ...
; formula AlF(OH)
2. It forms colourless, transparent crystals. Discovered in 1968, it is named after its original locality, the Zharchinskoya Deposit, which is in
Buryatia
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,
Russia
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.
References
Webmineral - Zharchikhite
Aluminium minerals
Fluorine minerals
Monoclinic minerals
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