Saimaita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Saimaita

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

Mineralogical Reference

Saimaita

Mineral	Saimaita
Synonym	Strontiochevkinite

Strontiochevkinite (synonym)

Mineral	Strontiochevkinite
Chemistry	(SrLaCeCa) 4 Fe 3+ (TiZr) 2 Ti 2 [O 4 \|Si 2 O 7 ] 2
Color	black
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	5 - 6
Streak	Brown
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1983
CellParameters	a = 13.56b = 5.7c = 11.1 β=100.32°
Ratio	a:b:c = 2.379 : 1 : 1.947
TypeLocality	Cerro Sarambi Concepción Department Paraguay
Strunz	8/C.17-30 8 : Silicates C : Sorosilicateswith [Si2O7]6-without anions unfamiliar to tetraheders 17 : Fresnoite - Belkovite series

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