Kainosita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Kainosita

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

Mineralogical Reference

Kainosita

Mineral	Kainosita
Synonym	Kainosite-(Y)

Kainosite-(Y) (synonym)

Mineral	Kainosite-(Y)
Chemistry	Ca 2 (YCe) 2 Si 4 O 12 CO 3 ·H 2 O
Transparency	Orthorhombic
CrystalSystem	Orthorhombic
Hardness	5 - 6
IMAStatus	Approved
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.662 - 1.665 n β =1.682 - 1.689 n
Birefringence	δ=0.025 - 0.027
SurfaceRelief	High
Synonyms	Cenosit Cenosita Cenosite Kainosit Kainosita Kainosite
TypeLocality	Igletjern ( Igeltjern) Hidra ( Hitterø) Flekkefjord Vest- Agder Norway
Strunz	8/E.09-10 8 : Silicates E : Cyclosilicatestriplet rings [Si3O9]6- 09 : Kainosite-(Y) series

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