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Mineral Reference Lookup for Obertiite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Obertiite
MineralObertiite
ChemistryNaNa 2 {Mg 3 FeTi}[O 2 |Si 8 O 22 ]
ColorPale pink
LusterVitreous
CrystalSystemMonoclinic
CleavagePerfect {110}
Hardness5
SpecificGravity3.16 g/ccm
StreakColorless
OccurencesCavities in basaltic flows.
IMAStatusApproved
CellParametersa = 9.776b = 17.919c = 5.292 β=104.05°
Ratioa:b:c = 0.546 : 1 : 0.295
OpticalTypeBiaxial (-)
RIn α =1.643 n β =1.657 n γ =1.670
Birefringenceδ=0.027
SurfaceReliefModerate
TypeLocalityEttringer Bellerberg Mt. Ettringen Mayen - Mendig area Eifel Mts Rhineland- Palatinate Germany
AGBLHRT24_001
SETUM_245
TQTUM_005
QZCHBD_010
AGBLTUM_207
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