dalyit Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for dalyit

This reference page contains mineralogic data for dalyit 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 dalyit in the database: Dalyit Dalyita Dalyite

Mineralogical Reference

dalyit

Mineral	Dalyit
Synonym	Dalyite

Dalyite (synonym)

Mineral	Dalyite
Chemistry	K 2 ZrSi 6 O 15
Color	Colourless
Luster	Vitreous
Transparency	Triclinic
CrystalSystem	Triclinic
Hardness	7½
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1952
CellParameters	a = 7.51b = 7.73c = 7 α=106°β=113.5°γ=99.5°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.972 : 1 : 0.906
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.575 n β =1.590 n γ =1.601
Birefringence	δ=0.026
SurfaceRelief	Moderate
Synonyms	Dalyit Dalyita.
TypeLocality	Green Mountain Ascension Island U K
Strunz	8/H.03-20 8 : Silicates H : Phyllosilicates (layered)Tetragonal or pseudotetragonal layered structures [Si4O10]4- and others 03 : Sanbornite series

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