Yakhontovita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Yakhontovita

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

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Yakhontovita

Mineral	Yakhontovita
Synonym	Yakhontovite

Yakhontovite (synonym)

Mineral	Yakhontovite
Chemistry	(CaNa) 0.5 (CuFeMg) 2 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2 ·3H 2 O
Color	Green
Luster	Dull
Hardness	2 - 3
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1986
OpticalType	Biaxial
RI	n α =1.530 - 1.545 n γ =1.560 - 1.575
Birefringence	δ=0.030
SurfaceRelief	Moderate
Synonyms	Yakhontovit Yakhontovita
TypeLocality	Pridorozhnoye Sn deposit Silinka River Amut River Basin Komsomol sk-on- Amur Khabarovskiy Kray Far- Eastern Region Russia
Strunz	8/H.19-70 8 : Silicates H : Phyllosilicates (layered)Tetragonal or pseudotetragonal layered structures [Si4O10]4- and others 19 : Brammallite ? - Yakhontovite series

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