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Minerals - Balipholite | TerraCollect

Mineral - Balipholite

BalipholiteBaLiMg₂Al₃(Si₂O₆)₂(OH)₄

Chemical Properties

Mineral Class

Phosphates

Toxicity

none

Formula

BaLiMg₂Al₃(Si₂O₆)₂(OH)₄

Unit Cell

a=13.60 b=20.24 c=5.16 Z=4

Physical Properties

Hardness

5 - 5.5

Streak

white

Density

Normal (2-3,5)

Optical Properties

Color

whitebrownorangeyellowgold

Birefringence

0.020

Luster

Silky

Transparency

translucent

Pleochroism

Geomineralogical Properties

Crystal System

Composition

Elements

Mass

SiO₂

33.44

TiO₂

0.11

Al₂O₃

23.43

Fe₂O₃

0.32

FeO

0.58

MnO

0.05

BeO

0.01

Karten-Ebenen

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Cleavage

Vollkommen nach vielen {hkl}

Fracture

fibrous

Tenacity

Brittle

orthorhombic

Point Group

orthorhombic-dipyramidal - 2/m 2/m 2/m

Space Group

Habit

tufty, fibrous, hair-like

Formation

Metasomatose

Paragenesis

Twinning

Rarity

Rare

Synonyms

Balipholite

MgO

9.68

CaO

0.28

BaO

19.07

Li₂O

2.00

Na₂O

0.26

K₂O

0.47

H₂O

10.30

P₂O₅

0.03

China (Team, H. G. B. G. 1977)