BARENTSITE


Meaning of BARENTSITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Na7AlH2(CO3)4F4

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 505.96 gm)

Sodium 31.81 % Na

Aluminum 5.33 % Al

Hydrogen 0.40 % H

Carbon 9.50 % C

Oxygen 37.95 % O

Fluorine 15.02 % F

Empirical Formula:

Na7AlH2(CO3)4F4

Environment:

Drill core in pegmatitic rock.

Locality:

Mt. Restinyon, Kola Peninsula, Russia.

Name Origin:

Namde to honor Dutch sailor Willem Barents and the sea that washes the Kola Peninsula.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect, [100] Perfect

Color:

colorless.

Density:

2.56

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habits:

Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes, ,

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

white

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