thomsenolite
Sign in to saveThomsenolite is a mineral with formula: NaCaAlF6·H2O. It is an alteration product of cryolite.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Thomsenolite
- Mineral.image
- Thomsenolite and Ralstonite - Ivittuut, Arsuk Firth, Kitaa. West Greenland.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Thomsenolite (obelisks) and some pseudocubic ralstonite (picture center)
- Mineral.category
- Halide minerals
- Mineral.formula
- NaCaAlF6·H2O
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Tse
- Mineral.strunz
- 3.CB.40
- Mineral.system
- Monoclinic
- Mineral.class
- Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
- Mineral.symmetry
- P21/b
- Mineral.color
- Colourless, white, pale lilac; brownish or reddish tinted due to staining; colourless in transmitted light.
- Mineral.cleavage
- PerfectOn {001}; {110} distinct.
- Mineral.fracture
- Irregular/ uneven
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 2
- Mineral.lustre
- Vitreous, pearly
- Mineral.streak
- White
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Transparent, translucent
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Thomsenolite | image = Thomsenolite and Ralstonite - Ivittuut, Arsuk Firth, Kitaa. West Greenland.jpg | alt = | caption = Thomsenolite (obelisks) and some pseudocubic ralstonite (picture center) | category = Halide minerals | formula = NaCaAlF6·H2O | IMAsymbol = Tse | molweight = | strunz = 3.CB.40 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P21/b | unit cell = | color = Colourless, white, pale lilac; brownish or reddish tinted due to staining; colourless in transmitted light. | habit = | twinning = | cleavage = PerfectOn {001}; {110} distinct. | fracture = Irregular/ uneven | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 2 | lustre = Vitreous, pearly | streak = White | diaphaneity = Transparent, translucent | gravity = | density = 2.981 g/cm3 | polish = | opticalprop = | refractive = | birefringence = | pleochroism = | 2V = | dispersion = | extinction = | length fast/slow = | fluorescence = | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | impurities = | alteration = | other = | prop1 = | prop1text = | references = }}
Thomsenolite is a mineral with formula: NaCaAlF6·H2O. It is an alteration product of cryolite.
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