Mineral Reference Lookup for
ablikita
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mineralogic data for ablikita and folklore and metaphysical
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Minerals matching ablikita in the database:
Mineralogical Reference | ablikita
| Mineral | Ablikita | | Synonym | Pyrophyllite |
| Mineral | PYROPHYLLITE | | Chemistry | Al 2 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2 | | CrystalHabits | include the typical fine grained, fibrous and lamellar masses, stellate aggregates and radiating spherules.Individual crystals are rare, but usually have a tabular subhedral or distorted form. | | Fracture | perfect in one direction. | | Hardness | 1½ - 2 | | Characteristics | Cleavage sheets are flexible, but inelastic. A distinctive greasy feel to the touch. | | Occurences | include Randolph, Guilford and Orange Counties, North Carolina, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Mariposa County and San Bernardino County, California, Arizona and Graves Mountain, Georgia, USA as well as Belgium; China; Switzerland; Mexico; Minas Gerais, Brazil; Sweden; Ural Mountains, Russia; Korea and Japan. | | Indicators | crystal habit, color, cleavage, softness, aluminum testand feel. | | DensityNote | average | | IMAStatus | Approved | | OpticalType | Biaxial (-) | | RI | n α =1.534 - 1.556 n β =1.586 - 1.589 n | | Birefringence | δ=0.062 | | SurfaceRelief | Moderate | | TypeLocality | Staro- Pyshimskoye Mine Berezovskoye Au Deposit ( Berezovsk Mines) Berezovskii ( Berezovskii Zavod) Ekaterinberg ( Yekaterinburg; Sverdlovsk) Sverdlovskaya Oblast Urals Region Russia | | Strunz | 8/H.09-10 8 : Silicates H : Phyllosilicates (layered)Tetragonal or pseudotetragonal layered structures [Si4O10]4- and others 09 : Talc series |
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