UVITE


Meaning of UVITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe++)3Al5Mg(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 970.23 gm)

Sodium 0.59 % Na

Calcium 3.10 % Ca

Magnesium 5.64 % Mg

Aluminum 13.90 % Al

Iron 4.32 % Fe

Silicon 17.37 % Si

Boron 3.34 % B

Hydrogen 0.31 % H

Oxygen 49.47 % O

Fluorine 1.96 % F

Empirical Formula:

Ca0.75Na0.25Mg2.25Fe2+0.75Al5(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3F

Environment:

Pegmatitic and skarn rocks.

Locality:

Province Uva, Sri Lanka.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[1011] Indistinct

Color:

yellowish brown, brown, blackish brown, or bluish black.

Density:

3.1 - 3.2, Average = 3.15

Diaphaniety:

Translucent to opaque

Habits:

Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).,

Hardness:

7.5 - Garnet

Luminescence:

Piezoelectric.

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

light brown

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