WARWICKITE


Meaning of WARWICKITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Mg(Ti,Fe+++,Al)(BO3)O

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 206.10 gm)

Magnesium 11.79 % Mg

Titanium 13.94 % Ti

Aluminum 1.31 % Al

Iron 8.13 % Fe

Boron 10.49 % B

Oxygen 54.34 % O

Empirical Formula:

MgTi0.6Fe3+0.3Al0.1(BO3)O

Locality:

Southwest of Edenville, in the town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[100] Perfect

Color:

brown or black.

Density:

3.36

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Subtranslucent

Habits:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.,

Hardness:

3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Silky

Streak:

bluish black

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