General Information:
Chemical Formula:
BaAl2Si2O8
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 375.46 gm)
Barium 36.58 % Ba
Aluminum 14.37 % Al
Silicon 14.96 % Si
Oxygen 34.09 % O
Empirical Formula:
BaAl2Si2O8
Locality:
BE
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[110] Indistinct
Color:
colorless or white.
Density:
3.31 - 3.32, Average = 3.31
Diaphaniety:
Transparent
Hardness:
6 - Orthoclase
Luminescence:
Fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
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