88 - Kaersutite

ID	88
Mineral	Kaersutite
Location	Nickenicher Weinberg - Andernach - Rhineland-Palatinate - Germany
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mineral

Kaersutite

Location

Nickenicher Weinberg - Andernach - Rhineland-Palatinate - Germany

Fluorescence

LW-UV: close
SW-UV: close

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ID	2129
Long ID	1:1:2129:2
Formula	`NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂`
IMA Status	0
Discovery Year	1884
Diapheny	Translucent
Cleavage	on {110}
Tenacity	brittle
Colour	Dark brown to black
Hardness (min)	5.0
Hardness (max)	6.0
Luminescence	Nonfluorescent
Lustre	Vitreous
About the name	For the locality at Qaersut (Kaersut), Uummannaq (Umanak) Firth, northern Greenland
Streak	Pale brownish-grey
Crystal System	Monoclinic
Cleavage Type	Perfect
Twinning	Simple or multiple twinning parallel to {100}
key_elements	0
shortcode_ima	Krs
Group	Kaersutite Root Name Group

Symbol

Element

Aluminium

Calcium

Magnesium

Sodium

Oxygen

Silicium

Titanium

Kaersutite