Mineralpedia Details for Natrosilite
Natrosilite
- Formula
- Na2Si2O5
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Distinct, Indistinct
- Color
- colorless, white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- -
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Natrosilite from Palitra pegmatite, Mt. Kedykverpakhk, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
- Special Info
- XRD Confirmed, EDS Confirmed
Colorless plate of Natrosilite with perfect micaceous cleavage. It is a phyllosilicate found in nepheline syenite pegmatites hosted in alkalic, differentiated massifs, namely the Kola Peninsula. I have included the water clear plate as a demonstration of its perfect cleavage. It is rare and found only in the Kola Peninsula and at Mont Saint Hilaire. Identified by Dr. Igor Pekov.
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