TUGTUPITE


Meaning of TUGTUPITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Na4AlBeSi4O12Cl

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 467.74 gm)

Sodium 19.66 % Na

Beryllium 1.93 % Be

Aluminum 5.77 % Al

Silicon 24.02 % Si

Chlorine 7.58 % Cl

Oxygen 41.05 % O

Empirical Formula:

Na4AlBe(Si4O12)Cl

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1963

Name Origin:

Named after its locality Tugtup, Greenland.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[111] Imperfect

Color:

white, pink, crimson, blue, or green.

Density:

2.36

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Habits:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses., ,

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luminescence:

Fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

white

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