catapleiite
Sign in to saveCatapleiite (·2) is a dimorph of gaidonnayite rarely found by itself. Its name derives from the Greek words "κατα" (kata) and "πλειον" (pleion) meaning "with more" as it is mostly accompanied by a number of rare minerals. When pure it is colorless, but it is most often seen as a tan, brownish-red, light yellow, dark brown, flesh red or orangish in color. It is mostly found on Låven Island, Norway. Its hardness on the Mohs scale is around 5.5–6. It has a monoclinic crystal system.
Key facts
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Ctp
- Mineral.formula
- ·2
- Mineral.name
- Catapleiite
- Mineral.image
- Catapleiite-169450.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Catapleiite.Locality: Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
- Mineral.color
- Colorless, tan, brownish-red, light yellow, dark brown, flesh red, orangish
- Mineral.mohs
- 5.5–6
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous, dull
- Mineral.gravity
- 2.65–2.9
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- cyclosilicates
- Image
- Catapleiite-20223.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.CA.15
- chemical formula
- Na₂ZrSi₃O₉·2H₂O
- Commons category
- Catapleiite
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.CA.15
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Ctp
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/C.03
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Catapleiite (·2) is a dimorph of gaidonnayite rarely found by itself. Its name derives from the Greek words "κατα" (kata) and "πλειον" (pleion) meaning "with more" as it is mostly accompanied by a number of rare minerals. When pure it is colorless, but it is most often seen as a tan, brownish-red, light yellow, dark brown, flesh red or orangish in color. It is mostly found on Låven Island, Norway. Its hardness on the Mohs scale is around 5.5–6. It has a monoclinic crystal system.
==References==
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