celadonite
Sign in to saveCeladonite is a mica group mineral, a phyllosilicate of potassium, iron in both oxidation states, aluminium and hydroxide with formula .
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Within Vinony's link graph, celadonite is referenced by 92 other articles, and connects out to chlorite group, silicate mineral and serpentine mineral subgroup.
It is catalogued under topics including Aluminium minerals, Celadonite subgroup and Iron(II,III) minerals.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Celadonite
- Mineral.boxbgcolor
- 288436
- Mineral.boxtextcolor
- fff
- Mineral.image
- Celadonite-Heulandite-Ca-pkn55b.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Green crystals of heulandite which owe their green colour to many tiny inclusions of celadonite
- Mineral.category
- Phyllosilicate minerals
- Mineral.group
- Mica group, dioctahedral mica group, celadonite subgroup
- Mineral.formula
- {{chem2|K(MgFe^{3+}◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2}}
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Cel
- Mineral.system
- Monoclinic
- Mineral.class
- Spheroidal (2) (same H-M symbol)
- Mineral.symmetry
- C2
- Mineral.color
- Blue-green to olive to applegreen
- Mineral.cleavage
- perfect on {001}
- Mineral.tenacity
- Fragile
- Mineral.mohs
- 2
- Mineral.luster
- Waxy, dull, earthy
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Translucent
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- celadon
- Image
- Celadonite-Heulandite-Ca-pkn60a.jpg
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- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- density
- 3.000
- type locality (geology)
- Brentonico
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.EC.15
- Commons category
- Celadonite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.EC.15
- solid solution series with
- muscovite
- Mohs' hardness
- 2
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Cel
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/E.05a
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Celadonite | boxbgcolor =#288436 | boxtextcolor = #fff | image = Celadonite-Heulandite-Ca-pkn55b.jpg | alt = | caption = Green crystals of heulandite which owe their green colour to many tiny inclusions of celadonite | category = Phyllosilicate minerals | group = Mica group, dioctahedral mica group, celadonite subgroup | formula = {{chem2|K(MgFe^{3+}◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2}} | IMAsymbol=Cel | system = Monoclinic | class = Spheroidal (2) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = C2 | color =Blue-green to olive to applegreen | cleavage =perfect on {001} | tenacity =Fragile | mohs =2 | luster =Waxy, dull, earthy | diaphaneity =Translucent | gravity =2.95 - 3.05 | density =2.95 - 3.05 | opticalprop =Biaxial (-) | pleochroism =Visible | 2V =5°- 8° | impurities =Mn, Na, Ca | other =25px Radioactive 9.11% (K) | references = }}
Celadonite is a mica group mineral, a phyllosilicate of potassium, iron in both oxidation states, aluminium and hydroxide with formula {{chem2|K(MgFe^{3+}◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2}}.
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