Mineralpedia Details for Makatite
Makatite
- Formula
- Na2Si4O8(OH)2ยท4H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Acicular
- Cleavage
- Distinct, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Dull
- Color
- colorless, white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- -
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Makatite from Aris quarries, Windhoek dist., Khomas Region, Namibia
Delicate white acicular crystals in a 1cm vug. The last photo is to show you the matrix, which is low in silica and high in soda and is probably a nepheline syenite.
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