Mineralpedia Details for Pachnolite
Pachnolite
- Formula
- NaCaAlF6·H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Prismatic, Twinning Common, Pseudo Orthorhombic
- Cleavage
- Poor, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Greasy
- Color
- colorless, white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Brittle - Uneven
- Hardness
- 3
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Pachnolite from Ivigtut mine, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Abundant needle-like colorless Pachnolite to 1mm in several vugs with tiny Ralstonite crystals in one vug.
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