Kalborsite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Kalborsite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Kalborsite

Mineral	Kalborsite
Chemistry	K 6 Al 4 Si 6 BO 20 (OH) 4 Cl
Transparency	Tetragonal
CrystalSystem	Tetragonal
Hardness	6
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1980
CellParameters	a = 9.85c = 13.06
Ratio	a:c = 1 : 1.326
OpticalType	Uniaxial (+)
RI	n ω =1.525 n ε =1.525
Birefringence	δ=0.000
SurfaceRelief	Low
TypeLocality	Apatitovyi Tsirk ( Apatite Circus) Mt Rasvumchorr Khibiny Massif Kola Peninsula Murmanskaja Oblast Northern Region Russia
Strunz	8/J.13-40 8 : Silicates J : Tectosilicates (network) without anions unfamiliar to the tetraheders 13 : Sodalite groupMarialite - Kalborsite series

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