Taaffeite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Taaffeite

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Taaffeite 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 Taaffeite in the database: Ferrotaaffeite- 6N 3S Magnesiotaaffeite- 2N2S Magnesiotaaffeite- 6N3S Taaffeite

Mineralogical Reference

Taaffeite

Mineral	Taaffeite
Synonym	Magnesiotaaffeite- 2N2S

Magnesiotaaffeite- 2N2S (synonym)

Mineral	Magnesiotaaffeite- 2N2S
Chemistry	Mg 3 Al 8 BeO 16
Luster	Vitreous
CrystalSystem	Hexagonal
Hardness	8 - 8½
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1951
CellParameters	a = 5.68c = 18.33
Ratio	a:c = 1 : 3.227
OpticalType	Uniaxial (+)
RI	n ω =1.722 n ε =1.777
Birefringence	δ=0.055
SurfaceRelief	High
TypeLocality	Niriella Village Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa province Sri Lanka
Strunz	4/B.07-20 4 : Oxides & Hydroxides B : Oxides with metal : oxygen = 3:4 (spinel type M3O4 and related)Alumina-Spinels 07 : Chrysoberyl - Swedenburgite series

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