Stellerite

ID	551
Mineral	Stellerite
Location	Nashik District - Maharashtra - India
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mindat data

ID	3760
Long ID	1:1:3760:6
Formula	`Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O`
IMA Status	0 1
Other Occurrences	Cavities and fracture surfaces in hydrothermally altered volcanic and metamorphic rocks.
Discovery Year	1909
Diapheny	Transparent
Cleavage	on {010}
Colour	Colourless to white, pink, orange
Hardness (min)	4.5
Hardness (max)	4.5
About the name	Named after Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709-1746), German explorer and zoologist.
Crystal System	Orthorhombic
Cleavage Type	Perfect
Morphology	Commonly in spheres of radiating crystals. Individual crystal are thin to thick tabular, brick-shaped or with roof-shaped crystal terminations.
Publication Year	1909
shortcode_ima	Ste
Group	Stilbite Subgroup

Price: € 375

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: Not registered

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Notes:

Symbol	Element
Al	Aluminium
Ca	Calcium
H	Hydrogen
O	Oxygen
Si	Silicium