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Mineral Reference Lookup for rain

This reference page contains mineralogic data for rain 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 rain in the database: Aristarainit   Aristarainita   Aristarainite   Colerainit   Colerainita   Colerainite   Moonstone, Rainbow   Rain Forest Jasper   Rainbow Agate   Rainbow Jasper   Rainbow Obsidian   Rainbow Opal   Rainforest Jasper   Rainforest Jasper (Rhyolite)   Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)   Vitrain  

Mineralogical Reference

rain
MineralAristarainit
SynonymAristarainite

Aristarainite (synonym)

MineralAristarainite
ChemistryNa 2 MgB 12 O 20 ·8H 2 O
CrystalSystemMonoclinic
Hardness
IMAStatusApproved
Discovered1974
CellParametersa = 18.86b = 7.53c = 7.81 β=97.73°
Ratioa:b:c = 2.505 : 1 : 1.037
OpticalTypeBiaxial (+)
RIn α =1.484 n β =1.498 n γ =1.523
Birefringenceδ=0.039
SurfaceReliefModerate
TypeLocalityTincalayu Mine Salar Del Hombre Muerto Salta Argentina
Strunz5/J.06-10 5 : NitratesCarbonates & Borates J : Chain borates with [B2O4]2- to [B6O10]2- 06 : Aristarainite series
RHYTUM_041
MNSTRWPND_008
MNSTRWPND_009
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