Template talk:Infobox mineral
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See Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocks and minerals --Ligulem 20:34, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Example
From Xenotime:
| Xenotime | |
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 Xenotime from the Poços de Caldas alkaline massif, Brazil
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| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Chemical formula | YPO4 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Brown, brownish yellow, gray |
| Crystal habit | Prismatic, aggregate, granular |
| Crystal system | Tetragonal |
| Cleavage | Perfect, two directions |
| Fracture | Uneven to irregular |
| Mohs Scale hardness | 4.5 |
| Luster | Vitreous to resinous |
| Refractive index | 1.720-1.815 (DR +0.095) |
| Pleochroism | Dichroic |
| Streak | White |
| Specific gravity | 4.4–5.1 |
[edit] Addition of new fields
I added a few new fields into the template box, to make it workable for gemological identification and characterisation. Cheers. SauliH 15:48, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
