Datolite Danburite
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Datolite Danburite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- CaBSiO4(OH) (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Tagged
- Boron
This specimen is a classic association of two boron minerals. The Datolite crystals are large 2.5cm light green tabular crystals, while the Danburite are much smaller 8mm slender and colorless.
Datolite
- Formula
- CaBSiO4(OH)
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Prismatic, Granular, Porcelainous
- Cleavage
- None, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- brown, colorless, yellow, white, light green
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 5.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Cooke Collection
- Mineralpedia
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- Previously Sold Datolite
- On Dakota Matrix
- Other Available Datolite
- WebMineral
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