abukumalita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for abukumalita

This reference page contains mineralogic data for abukumalita and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.

Minerals matching abukumalita in the database: Abukumalita

Mineralogical Reference

abukumalita

Mineral	Abukumalita
Synonym	Britholite-(Y)

Britholite-(Y) (synonym)

Mineral	Britholite-(Y)
Chemistry	(YCa) 5 (SiO 4 PO 4 ) 3 (OHF)
Color	red dish-brown black .
Luster	Adamantine
CrystalSystem	Hexagonal
Hardness	5
Streak	Pale brown
IMAStatus	Approved
OpticalType	Uniaxial (-)
RI	n ω =1.730 - 1.752 n ε =1.728 - 1.75
Birefringence	δ=0.002
SurfaceRelief	High
Strunz	8/B.27-50 8 : Silicates B : Nesosubsilicateswith anions unfamiliar to tetrahederscations of octahedral and tetrahedral orientation [4/6] 27 : Fluorellestadite - Lessingite-(Ce) series

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