Yoshimuraite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Yoshimuraite

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

Mineralogical Reference

Yoshimuraite

Mineral	Yoshimuraite
Chemistry	Ba 2 Mn 2 TiOSi 2 O 7 (PO 4 )(OH)
Color	Orange brown
CrystalSystem	Triclinic
Hardness	4½
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1959
CellParameters	a = 7b = 14.71c = 5.39 α=93.52°β=90.22°γ=95.32°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.476 : 1 : 0.366
OpticalType	Biaxial (+)
RI	n α =1.763 n β =1.777 n γ =1.785
Birefringence	δ=0.022
SurfaceRelief	Very High
TypeLocality	Noda- Tamagawa Mine Iwate Prefecture Tohoku Region Honshu Island Japan
Strunz	8/C.25-10 8 : Silicates C : Sorosilicateswith [Si2O7]6-without anions unfamiliar to tetraheders 25 : Yoshimuraite - Innelite series

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