KRASNOVITE


Meaning of KRASNOVITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Ba(Al,Mg)(PO4,CO3)(OH)2·(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 406.92 gm)

Barium 33.75 % Ba

Magnesium 1.49 % Mg

Aluminum 4.97 % Al

Phosphorus 5.71 % P

Hydrogen 0.99 % H

Carbon 5.90 % C

Oxygen 47.18 % O

Empirical Formula:

BaAl0.75Mg0.25(PO4)0.75(CO3)2(OH)2·(H2O)

Environment:

Dolomite veins.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Kovdor on the Kola Peninsula, Russia.

Name Origin:

For N. I. Krasnova (1941-), mineralogist at St. Petersburg University.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[010] Good

Color:

pale blue.

Density:

3.7

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Habits:

Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates., Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.,

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

white

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