Feroxyhyte
| Feroxyhyte | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Uniaxial |
| References | [2][3][4] |
Feroxyhyte is an
hexagonal system. It forms as brown rounded to concretionary masses. Feroxyhyte is opaque, magnetic, has a yellow streak, and has a relative density of 4.2.[3]
It occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean floors. It is also found in the Baltic, White, and Kara Seas.[5] Forms under high pressure conditions and reverts to goethite on exposure to surface conditions.[3] It also occurs as cement and coatings on clasts in poorly drained soils and sediments, formed by the rapid oxidation of iron(II) oxide compounds.[5]
It was first described in 1976 for an occurrence in soils at its
References
- S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b "Feorxyhyte mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ a b c "Feroxyhyte Mineral Data". Webmineral.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Information card - FEROXYHYTE". Mineral Crystal Structure Database. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ a b c "Handbook of Mineralogy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2011-10-24.