Mineralpedia Details for Clinobarylite
Clinobarylite
Named as the monoclinic dimorph of barylite. Clinobarylite is found as radial aggregates of platy to prismatic crystals. The type and only locality for Clinobarylite is in the Khibiny massif on the Eveslogschorr and Yukspor mountains in the Kola Peninsula of Russia, where it occurs in alkaline pegmatites.
Ref. Minerals and their Localities, Bernard, J.H. and Hyršl, J. (2004)
- Formula
- BaBe2Si2O7
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Radial, Aggregates, Platy
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Very Good, Very Good
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- colorless
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 6.5
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Clinobarylite from Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Extremely rare beryllium-barium silicate. This specimen is rich in white radial, platy to prismatic crystals to 4mm in Microcline. Identified by Dr. Igor Pekov.
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