Datolite
Datolite
Item-No.: MIN0260 Price: 155.00 EUR
Aurora Mine, Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Datolite
Item-No.: MIN0264 Price: 175.00 EUR
Aurora Mine, Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Datolite
Item-No.: MIN0270 Price: 40.00 EUR
Aurora Mine, Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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 |