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Mineral Reference Lookup for analcidita

This reference page contains mineralogic data for analcidita 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 analcidita in the database: Analcidita  

Mineralogical Reference

analcidita
MineralAnalcidita
SynonymAnalcime

Analcime (synonym)

MineralANALCIME
ChemistryNaAlSi 2 O 6 ·H 2 O
ColorColourless white grey pink Greenish Yellowish
LusterVitreous
CrystalSystemTriclinic
CrystalHabitsinclude the characteristic trapezohedron as wellas the rare cube modified by trapezohedral faces. Also granular and massive.
CleavagePoor/Indistinct Indistinct on the {100}
Fractureabsent.
Hardness5 - 5½
StreakWhite
Occurencesinclude Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec; Iceland;several localities in Oregon, Colorado and New Jersey, USA; Nova Scotiaand Switzerland.
Indicatorscrystal habit, density, low hardness,luster and associations.
DensityNoteaverage
IMAStatusApproved
OpticalTypeBiaxial
RIn α =1.479 - 1.493 n γ =1.480 - 1.494
Birefringenceδ=0.001
SurfaceReliefModerate
TypeLocalityCyclopean Islands Catania Province Sicily Italy
Strunz8/J.27-10 8 : Silicates J : Tectosilicates (network) without anions unfamiliar to the tetraheders 27 : Zeolite groupAnalcime - Paulingite series
KYGNBD_003
AMZBD_075
OBSNPND_003
OCOPND_004
TESPC_001
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