Sacrofanite
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Sacrofanite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- (Na,Ca)9(Si,Al)12O24(OH,SO4,CO3,Cl)4·nH2O (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Sacrofano, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Superb transparent colorless, hexagonal crystals to 2.5mm in a 1cm vug. It occurs in stacked hexagonal plates. Sacrofanite is a rare tectosilicate found in volcanic rock in only two worldwide localities. These are by all accounts excellent crystals.
Type Locality
Sacrofanite
- Formula
- (Na,Ca)9(Si,Al)12O24(OH,SO4,CO3,Cl)4·nH2O
- Crystal System
- Hexagonal
- Crystal Habit
- Hexagonal, Prismatic
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Perfect, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- colorless
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
- Hardness
- 5.5-6
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Special Info
- Type Locality
- Mineralpedia
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- On Dakota Matrix
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- On Dakota Matrix
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