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Mineral Reference Lookup for magnesiotaaffeite

This reference page contains mineralogic data for magnesiotaaffeite 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 magnesiotaaffeite in the database: Magnesiotaaffeite- 2N’2S   Magnesiotaaffeite- 6N’3S  

Mineralogical Reference

magnesiotaaffeite
MineralMagnesiotaaffeite- 2N’2S
ChemistryMg 3 Al 8 BeO 16
LusterVitreous
CrystalSystemHexagonal
Hardness8 - 8½
IMAStatusApproved
Discovered1951
CellParametersa = 5.68c = 18.33
Ratioa:c = 1 : 3.227
OpticalTypeUniaxial (+)
RIn ω =1.722 n ε =1.777
Birefringenceδ=0.055
SurfaceReliefHigh
TypeLocalityNiriella Village Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa province Sri Lanka
Strunz4/B.07-20 4 : Oxides & Hydroxides B : Oxides with metal : oxygen = 3:4 (spinel type M3O4 and related)Alumina-Spinels 07 : Chrysoberyl - Swedenburgite series
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