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Aurora Mine, Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Item-No.: MIN0260

Price: 155.00 EUR

Datolite


Aurora Mine, Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Item-No.: MIN0264

Price: 175.00 EUR

Datolite


Aurora Mine, Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Item-No.: MIN0270

Price: 40.00 EUR

Synonyms:  Dystome Spar, Esmarkite
Classification:  Silicates (Germanates), Nesosilicates
Chemical formula:  CaBSiO4(OH)
Crystal system:  Monoclinic
Density (g/cm3):  2,96 - 3,00 measured, 3,00 calculated
Tenacity:  Brittle
Cleavage:  none
Fracture:  Irregular, uneven, conchoidal
Hardness (Mohs):  5 - 5,5
Colour:  White, greyish, pale green, red, yellow, pink
Lustre:  Vitreous, resinous
Streak:  White
Fluorescence:  Blue in short UV light
Type locality:  Nødebro Mine (Nøddebro), Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
Application:  source of boron