Mineralpedia Details for Kochsandorite
Kochsandorite
- Formula
- CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Acicular, Radial
- Cleavage
- None, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Silky
- Color
- white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 2-2.5
- WebMineral
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Kochsandorite from Coal mine, Mány, Bicskei dist., Fejér Co., Hungary
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Kochsandorite is a very rare calcium-aluminum carbonate found at only three localities in the world. At this locality it is found in a coal mine in a matrix of carbonaceous shale. The Kochsandorite is a bundle of silky fibrous crystals too small to measure.
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