Mineral - Eirikite
Eirikite
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Silicates
Toxicity
none
Formula
KNa₆Be₂(Si₁₅Al₃)O₃₉F₂
Unit Cell
Physical Properties
Hardness
6
Streak
white
Density
Normal (2-3,5)
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Optical Properties
Color
whitecolorless
Birefringence
Luster
Vitreous,
Greasy
Transparency
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
trigonal
Point Group
Space Group
Habit
coarse, fibrous, spherical, massive, acicular, radial
Formation
Magmatisch, hydrothermal
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Rarely
Synonyms
Eirikite