Sacrofanite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Sacrofanite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Sacrofanite

Mineral	Sacrofanite
Chemistry	(NaCaK) 9 [{(OH) 2 SO 4 CO 3 Cl 2 } 3 \|Al 6 Si 6 O 24 ] · 0.5H 2 O
Color	colourless
Transparency	Hexagonal
CrystalSystem	Hexagonal
Cleavage	Perfect
Hardness	5½ - 6
Streak	white
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1980
CellParameters	a = 12.86c = 72.24
Ratio	a:c = 1 : 5.617
OpticalType	Uniaxial (-)
RI	n ω =1.505 n ε =1.486
Birefringence	δ=0.019
SurfaceRelief	Moderate
TypeLocality	Biachella Valley Sacrofano Caldera Sacrofano Campagnano di Roma Rome Province Latium Italy
Strunz	8/J.09-60 8 : Silicates J : Tectosilicates (network) without anions unfamiliar to the tetraheders 09 : Cancrinite group

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