Sadanagaite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Sadanagaite

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Sadanagaite 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 Sadanagaite in the database: Magnesiosadanagaite Potassic-Ferrisadanagaite Potassic-Magnesiosadanagaite Potassicsadanagaite Sadanagaite

Mineralogical Reference

Sadanagaite

Mineral	Sadanagaite
Chemistry	[Na][Ca 2 ][Fe 2+ 3 (AlFe 3+ ) 2 ][OH\|(AlSi) 2 Si 2 O 11 ] 2
Color	black dark brown
Transparency	Monoclinic
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	6
Streak	pale brown
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1984
CellParameters	a = 9.92b = 18.03c = 5.35 β=105.3°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.55 : 1 : 0.297
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.673 n β =1.684 n γ =1.697
Birefringence	δ=0.024
SurfaceRelief	High
TypeLocality	Nogohakusan Neo-mura Gifu prefecture Chubu region Honshu island Japan
Strunz	8/F.10-175 8 : Silicates F : Inosilicates (chain and band) double chains [Si2O6]4- 10 : Amphibole groupTremolite - Sadanagaite series

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