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Mineral Reference Lookup for Painita

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

Mineralogical Reference

Painita
MineralPainita
SynonymPainite

Painite (synonym)

MineralPainite
ChemistryCaZrBAl 9 O 18
Colorred brownishorange-red
TransparencyHexagonal
CrystalSystemHexagonal
Hardness8
IMAStatusApproved
Discovered1956
CellParametersa = 8.72c = 8.46
Ratioa:c = 1 : 0.97
OpticalTypeUniaxial (-)
RIn ω =1.816 n ε =1.788
Birefringenceδ=0.028
SurfaceReliefVery High
TypeLocalityOhngaing ( Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai) Mogok Sagaing Division Mandalay Myanmar ( Burma)
Strunz5/G.05-40 5 : NitratesCarbonates & Borates G : Borates [BO3]3- 05 : Fluoborite - Painite series
QZSMTUM_096
MALPND_021
CITTUM_138
JSDALPND_002
CORBD_132
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