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Högbomite

A synonym of Högbomite Group
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Arvid Gustav Högbom
Formula:
(Mg,Fe)2(Al,Ti)5O10
Lustre:
Adamantine, Metallic
Hardness:
6½
Specific Gravity:
3.81
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Name:
Named in 1916 by Axel Olof Gavelin in honor of Arvid Gustav Högbom [January 11, 1857 Vännäs, Västerbotten, Sweden - January 19, 1940 Uppsala Cathedral Parish, Uppsala County, Sweden], professor of mineralogy and geology, University of Uppsala, Sweden. Högbom collaborated with Nobel Price winner, Svante Arrhenius. Högbom worked on the origin and consequences of atmospheric carbon, the deposition of limestone and its affect on the carbon dioxide budget, and research into the formation of continental ice sheets.
Synonym:
A synonym of Högbomite Group
Originally described from Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Lappland, Sweden.

Synonymous with unspecified members of the Högbomite Group.


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ASCII-7:
Hogbomite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
1916 (as Högbomite)
39983 (as Högbomite Group)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1916:9 (as Högbomite)
mindat:1:1:39983:0 (as Högbomite Group)

Similar NamesHide

Högbomite-10TA synonym of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
Högbomite-24RA synonym of Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S[(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]6
Högbomite-4HA synonym of Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S[(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2
Högbomite-8HA synonym of Ferrohögbomite-2N2S[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

SymbolSourceReference
HögIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
HgbSiivolam & Schmid (2007)Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download
HögThe Canadian Mineralogist (2019)The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

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