Datolite
Datolite
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 |