KOENENITE


Meaning of KOENENITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Na4Mg4Cl12·Mg5Al4(OH)22

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 1,218.22 gm)

Sodium 7.55 % Na

Magnesium 17.96 % Mg

Aluminum 8.86 % Al

Hydrogen 1.82 % H

Chlorine 34.92 % Cl

Oxygen 28.89 % O

Empirical Formula:

Na4Mg9Cl12Al4(OH)22

Environment:

Potash mine.

Locality:

Justus I near Volpriehausen, and elsewhere in Hannover, Germany.

Name Origin:

Named for Adolf von Koenen (1837-1915), German geologist of Gottingen, who first found the mineral.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[0001] Perfect

Color:

colorless, light yellow, or dark red.

Density:

1.98

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Habits:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix., ,

Hardness:

1.5 - Between Talc and Gypsum

Luster:

Pearly

Streak:

white

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