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Mineral Reference Lookup for Wadeite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Wadeite
MineralWadeite
ChemistryK 2 ZrSi 3 O 9
CrystalSystemHexagonal
Hardness5½ - 6
IMAStatusApproved
Discovered1938
CellParametersa = 6.89c = 10.17
Ratioa:c = 1 : 1.476
OpticalTypeUniaxial (+)
RIn ω =1.625 n ε =1.655
Birefringenceδ=0.030
SurfaceReliefModerate
TypeLocalityWalgidee Hills pegmatite Kimberley Western Australia Australia
Strunz8/E.01-40 8 : Silicates E : Cyclosilicatestriplet rings [Si3O9]6- 01 : Benitoite series
PJSSPH14_075
UNKDBD_037
KYBUPND_044
CALBUTUM_049
TESPC_001
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