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Rosenbergite
Rosenbergite
is a
mineral
with the
chemical formula
AlF
3
·3H
2
O. It is a
trihydrate
of
aluminium fluoride
.
It is
colorless
. Its
crystals
are
tetragonal
to
dipyramidal
. It is named after
Philip
E.
Rosenberg
, a
United States
geochemist
. It is found in the
Celtine Mine
in
Tuscany, Italy
and
Mount Erebus
,
Ross Island
,
Antarctica
. It is not
radioactive
. Rosenbergite is rated 3–3.5 on the
Mohs Scale
.