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Rosenhahnite

#PD36930

Rosenhahnite

#PD36930
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 3 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Ca3Si3O8(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Russian River, Cloverdale, Mendocino Co., California, United States

Colorless to light yellow platy crystals with no visible forms. Rich in matrix. Medium fluorescence under short and long wave to a light yellow. Please note the A. F. Eadie label which comes with this specimen in the provenance tab. It was collected by Leo Rosenhahn himself, who discovered the mineral.

Fluorescent, Type Locality

Rosenhahnite

Formula
Ca3Si3O8(OH)2 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, Good 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
beige white, colorless 
Streak
white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Hardness
4.5-5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection
Special Info
Fluorescent
Special Info
Type Locality

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