GRICEITE


Meaning of GRICEITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

LiF

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 25.94 gm)

Lithium 26.76 % Li

Fluorine 73.24 % F

Empirical Formula:

LiF

Environment:

In a sodalite inclusion in nepheline syenite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA

Locality:

Proudrette quarry, Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.

Name Origin:

Named for Joel D. Grice (1946-), curator of minerals, Canadian Museum of Hature, Ottawa, Canada.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[100] Good, [100] Good, [100] Good

Color:

green white, yellowish white, or white.

Density:

2.62

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Habits:

Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals., Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.,

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luminescence:

Sometimes Fluorescent, Short UV=light yellow.

Luster:

Vitreous - Dull

Streak:

white

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