Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Christbescherung Mine
- Großvoigtsberg
- Großschirma
- Mittelsachsen
- Saxony
- Germany
50.9889°, 13.2953°
9recorded occurrences
Crystallography
- Cell parameters
- a = 5.146(9) Å · b = 2.81(1) Å · c = 9.98(2) Å
- Cell angles
- β = 94.2(2) °
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 0.546 : 1.939
- Comment
Space group unknown (possibly C2).
Synonyms
- IMA2016-106
- Lagalyiet
In other languages
- German
- IMA 2016-106 · Lagalyit
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.4.FL.90
- 4OxidesClass
- 4.FHydroxides (without V or U)Division
- 4.FLHydroxides with H2O +- (OH); sheets of edge-sharing octahedraGroup
- 4.FL.90LagalyiteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2017Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017. CNMNC Newsletter No 36. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (2) 403-409 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.022DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2017.081.022
- 2022(2022) Lagalyite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Lagalyite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/lagalyite-51579},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}