aerinite
Sign in to saveAerinite () is a bluish-purple inosilicate mineral. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and occurs as fibrous or compact masses and coatings. It has a dark, vitreous luster, a specific gravity of 2.48 and a Mohs hardness of 3.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Aerinite
- Mineral.image
- Aerinite2.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260px
- Mineral.caption
- Aerinite from Spain
- Mineral.category
- Inosilicates
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Aer
- Mineral.strunz
- 9.DB.45
- Mineral.system
- Trigonal
- Mineral.symmetry
- P3c1
- Mineral.unit cell
- a = 14.690(15), b = 16.872(15) c = 5.170(15) [Å]; β = 94.75°; Z = 1
- Mineral.color
- Blue to blue-green
- Mineral.habit
- fibrous
- Mineral.mohs
- 3
- Mineral.luster
- vitreous
- Mineral.streak
- bluish white
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- translucent
- Mineral.gravity
- 2.48
- Mineral.opticalprop
- Biaxial (−)
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Aerinite () is a bluish-purple inosilicate mineral. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and occurs as fibrous or compact masses and coatings. It has a dark, vitreous luster, a specific gravity of 2.48 and a Mohs hardness of 3.
It is a low-temperature hydrothermal phase occurring in zeolite facies alteration of dolerites. Associated minerals include prehnite, scolecite and mesolite.