hsianghualite
Sign in to saveHsianghualite is a tectosilicate (framework silicate) of lithium, calcium and beryllium, with fluorine, a member of the zeolite group. It was discovered in 1958 and named for the type locality, Hsiang Hua, 香花, meaning fragrant flower.
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- crystal system
- cubic crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.GB.05
- Commons category
- Hsianghualite
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.GB.05
- streak color
- white
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Hsi
- chemical formula
- Li₂Ca₃Be₃(SiO₄)₃F₂
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/F.02
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Hsianghualite is a tectosilicate (framework silicate) of lithium, calcium and beryllium, with fluorine, a member of the zeolite group. It was discovered in 1958 and named for the type locality, Hsiang Hua, 香花, meaning fragrant flower.
==Structure== Structure is analogous to that of analcime with Be and Si in tetrahedral co-ordination forming a three-dimensional framework. Its space group is I213 (Previously reported as I4132). Unit cell parameters are a = 12.879 or 12.897, and Z = 8.
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