Queitita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Queitita

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

Mineralogical Reference

Queitita

Mineral	Queitita
Synonym	Queitite

Queitite (synonym)

Mineral	Queitite
Chemistry	Pb 4 Zn 2 [SO 4 \|SiO 4 \|Si 2 O 7 ]
Color	Pale Yellow colourless.
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	4
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1979
CellParameters	a = 11.36b = 5.26c = 12.65 β=108.16°
Ratio	a:b:c = 2.16 : 1 : 2.405
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
RI	n α =1.899 n β =1.901 n γ =1.903
Birefringence	δ=0.004
SurfaceRelief	Very High
TypeLocality	Tsumeb Mine ( Tsumcorp Mine) Tsumeb Otjikoto Region Namibia
Strunz	8/C.27-20 8 : Silicates C : Sorosilicateswith [Si2O7]6-without anions unfamiliar to tetraheders 27 : Ganomalite - Queitite series

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