General Information:
Chemical Formula:
CaMgSiO4
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 156.47 gm)
Calcium 25.61 % Ca
Magnesium 15.53 % Mg
Silicon 17.95 % Si
Oxygen 40.90 % O
Empirical Formula:
CaMgSiO4
Environment:
Occurs in a carbonatite, a magmatic product of silica-deficient magma
Locality:
Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[010] Indistinct
Color:
colorless, greenish gray, or gray.
Density:
3.2
Diaphaniety:
Transparent
Habits:
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).,
Hardness:
5 - Apatite
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
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