How do I identify Lucabindiite?

Lucabindiite can be identified by its colorless to white color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Lucabindiite?

Lucabindiite typically appears in colorless to white. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How to Identify Lucabindiite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Lucabindiite?

Lucabindiite is a mineral discovered in 1998 from the La Fossa crater at Vulcano, the Aeolian islands off the coast of Italy. It has the chemical formula (K,NH4)As4O6(Cl,Br) and is hexagonal. After months of collecting sublimates and encrustations, the researchers discovered lucabindiite which was found on the surface of pyroclastic breccia. The mineral is named after Luca Bindi, who was a professor of mineralogy and former head of the Division of Mineralogy of the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence.

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