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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

Mineral	Aristarainit
Synonym	Aristarainite

Aristarainite (synonym)

Mineral	Aristarainite
Chemistry	Na 2 MgB 12 O 20 ·8H 2 O
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	3½
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1974
CellParameters	a = 18.86b = 7.53c = 7.81 β=97.73°
Ratio	a:b:c = 2.505 : 1 : 1.037
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
RI	n α =1.484 n β =1.498 n γ =1.523
Birefringence	δ=0.039
SurfaceRelief	Moderate
TypeLocality	Tincalayu Mine Salar Del Hombre Muerto Salta Argentina
Strunz	5/J.06-10 5 : NitratesCarbonates & Borates J : Chain borates with [B2O4]2- to [B6O10]2- 06 : Aristarainite series

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