Gainesite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Gainesite

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Gainesite 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 Gainesite in the database: Gainesite Potassian Gainesite

Mineralogical Reference

Gainesite

Mineral	Gainesite
Chemistry	Na(NaK)(BeLi)Zr 2 [PO 4 ] 4 · 1.5-2H 2 O
Color	pale blue to lavender blue
CrystalSystem	Tetragonal
Cleavage	None Observed
Hardness	4
Streak	white
IMAStatus	Approved
OpticalType	Uniaxial (+)
RI	n ω =1.618 n ε =1.630
Birefringence	δ=0.012
SurfaceRelief	Moderate
TypeLocality	Nevel Mine ( Twin Tunnels; United Feldspar Mine) Newry Oxford Co. Maine U S A
Strunz	7/C.02-20 7 : PhosphatesArsenatesVanadates C : Water-bearing phosphates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and small size: Be and MnFeCuZnMg 02 : Faheyite - Gainesite-(NaCs) series

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