Gainita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Gainita

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Gainita 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 Gainita in the database: Gainita

Mineralogical Reference

Gainita

Mineral	Gainita
Synonym	Hainite

Hainite (synonym)

Mineral	Hainite
Chemistry	Na 4 Ca 8 (TiZrMn) 3 Si 8 O 28 F 8
CrystalSystem	Triclinic
Hardness	5
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1893
CellParameters	a = 5.67b = 7.25c = 9.58 α=101.08°β=101.04°γ=90.27°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.782 : 1 : 1.321
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
TypeLocality	Hohe Hain Mt. Iser Mts Liberec Region Bohemia Czech Republic
Strunz	8/C.12-15 8 : Silicates C : Sorosilicateswith [Si2O7]6-without anions unfamiliar to tetraheders 12 : Götzenite - Nacareniobsite-(Ce) series

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