RUBICLINE


Meaning of RUBICLINE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

(Rb,K)AlSi3O8

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 313.11 gm)

Potassium 3.12 % K

Rubidium 20.47 % Rb

Aluminum 8.62 % Al

Silicon 26.91 % Si

Oxygen 40.88 % O

Empirical Formula:

Rb0.75K0.25AlSi3O8

Environment:

Found in a veinlet of rubidian microcline cutting pollucite in a rare-element-bearing granitic pegmatite. The rubidium dominant analog of microcline.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA (Dana # Added)

Locality:

San Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy.

Name Origin:

The name reflects its compositional and structural attributes as the rubidium analog of microcline.

Physical Properties:

Color:

colorless.

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

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