Azoproite

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| name = Azoproite

| image = File:Azoproite.jpg

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| caption = Rare azoproite crystals

| category = Borate mineral

| formula = {{chem|(Mg,Fe|2+|)|2|(Fe|3+|,Ti,Mg)(BO|3|)O|2}}

|IMAsymbol=Azo{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3 |pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W |s2cid=235729616 |doi-access=free}}

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| system = Orthorhombic

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| color = Black

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| cleavage = Distinct/Good
Good on (010), less good on (001)

| fracture = Conchoidal

| tenacity = Brittle

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| mohs = 5.5

| luster = Adamantine

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Azoproite is a rare manganese iron borate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe{{sup|2+}}){{sub|2}}(Fe{{sup|3+}},Ti,Mg)(BO{{sub|3}})O{{sub|2}}. It was first identified near Lake Baikal, Russia. It was named after the Association pour l'Etude Géologique des Zones Profondes de l'Ecorce Terrestre, whose acronym is AZOPRO in French.[https://mindat.org/min-442.html Azoproite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201174200/http://www.mindat.org/min-442.html |date=2016-12-01 }} on mindat.org

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