Spodumene
| ID | 82 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Spodumene | |
| Location | Laghman Province - Afghanistan | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 3733 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:3733:0 |
| Formula |
LiAlSi2O6
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | Lithium rich pegmatites. |
| Discovery Year | 1800 |
| Diapheny | Transparent,Translucent |
| Cleavage | (110), (110) |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Colourless, yellow, light green, emerald-green, pink to violet, purple, white, gray |
| Hardness (min) | 6.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 7.0 |
| Lustre | Vitreous |
| About the name | From Greek "spodoumenos", "reduced to ashes", alluding to the grayish-white mass that is formed when the mineral is ignited. |
| Streak | White |
| Crystal System | Monoclinic |
| Cleavage Type | Perfect |
| Fracture type | Irregular/Uneven,Sub-Conchoidal |
| Twinning | On {110}, uncommon (Afghanistan). |
| UV | Yellow, orange, or pink fluorescence under LW and SW UV. |
| key_elements |
0 |
| shortcode_ima | Spd |
| Group | Clinopyroxene Subgroup |
Details
Price: € 1
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: Not registered
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| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Li | Lithium | |
| O | Oxygen | |
| Si | Silicium |