How do I identify Tripuhyite?

Tripuhyite can be identified by its hardness of 6 - 6.5 on the Mohs scale, Yellowish brown color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Tripuhyite?

Tripuhyite typically appears in Yellowish brown, lemon-yellow, brown-black. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Tripuhyite?

Tripuhyite has a hardness of 6 - 6.5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

Tripuhyite

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What is Tripuhyite?

Tripuhyite is an iron antimonate mineral with composition FeSbO4.

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Tripuhyite Localities Map

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Key Characteristics

Composition of Tripuhyite

FeSbO4 exhibits the rutile structure, with a tetragonal unit cell. The cations are octahedrally coordinated to oxygen anions, with the octahedra sharing edges along the c-direction. Fe(III) and Sb(V) cations are distributed in a disordered way over the octahedral sites.