Jadeite-Diopside Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Jadeite-Diopside

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Jadeite-Diopside 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 Jadeite-Diopside in the database: Jadeite-Diopside

Mineralogical Reference

Jadeite-Diopside

Mineral	Jadeite-Diopside
Synonym	Omphacite

Omphacite (synonym)

Mineral	Omphacite
Chemistry	(CaNa)(MgAl)[Si 2 O 6 ]
Color	dark Green
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Cleavage	Distinct/Good
Hardness	5 - 6
Streak	greenish white
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1815
CellParameters	a = 9.66b = 8.81c = 5.22 β=106.56°
Ratio	a:b:c = 1.096 : 1 : 0.593
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
RI	n α =1.662 - 1.701 n β =1.670 - 1.712 n
Birefringence	δ=0.023
SurfaceRelief	High
TypeLocality	Eclogite outcrops Weißenstein Mt. Stammbach Münchberg Metamorphic complex Franconia Bavaria Germany
Strunz	8/F.01-100 8 : Silicates F : Inosilicates (chain and band) double chains [Si2O6]4- 01 : Pyroxene groupClinopyroxene

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