Xantofillita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Xantofillita

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

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Xantofillita

Mineral	Xantofillita
Synonym	Clintonite

Clintonite (synonym)

Mineral	Clintonite
Chemistry	Ca(MgAl) 3 (Al 3 Si)O 10 (OH) 2
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Hardness	4 - 5
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1843
CellParameters	a = 5.2b = 9.02c = 9.81 β=100.35°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.576 : 1 : 1.088
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.643 - 1.648 n β =1.655 - 1.662 n
Birefringence	δ=0.012 - 0.015
SurfaceRelief	Moderate
Synonyms	Brandisit Brandisita Brandisite Bronzite (of Finch) Chrysophane Clonit Clonita Disterrite Holmesit Holmesita Holmesite Holmite (of Thompson) Seybertit Seybertita Seybertite Xanthophylte Xantofilt Xantofilta Xantofilte Varieties: Valuevite Ot
TypeLocality	Amity Warwick Township Orange Co. New York U S A
Strunz	8/H.12-60 8 : Silicates H : Phyllosilicates (layered)Tetragonal or pseudotetragonal layered structures [Si4O10]4- and others 12 : Mica groupLepidolite series