BLATTERITE


Meaning of BLATTERITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

(Mn++,Mg)35Sb3(Mn+++,Fe+++)9(BO3)16O32

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 4,748.64 gm)

Magnesium 7.17 % Mg

Manganese 33.26 % Mn

Iron 1.47 % Fe

Boron 7.28 % B

Antimony 7.69 % Sb

Oxygen 43.13 % O

Empirical Formula:

Mn2+21Mg14Sb3Mn3+7.75Fe0+1.25(BO3)16O32

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1986

Locality:

Kittel mine, Varmland, Sweden.

Name Origin:

Named for Fritz Blatter (1943-), German mineral collector, who discovered the mineral.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect

Color:

black.

Density:

4.7

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habits:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., ,

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

brown

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