LITHOSITE


Meaning of LITHOSITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

K6Al4Si8O25·(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 985.20 gm)

Potassium 23.81 % K

Aluminum 10.95 % Al

Silicon 22.81 % Si

Hydrogen 0.20 % H

Oxygen 42.22 % O

Empirical Formula:

K6Al4Si8O25·(H2O)

Environment:

Ultra-agpaitic pegmatite cutting nepheline syenite in a drill core.

Locality:

Vuonemiok River, southern Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.

Name Origin:

Named from the Greek "lithos", stone, because it contains the most abundant components of the Earth's crust.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

None

Color:

colorless.

Density:

2.51

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habits:

Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks., ,

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

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