نوزآن
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Nosean, also known as noselite, is a mineral of the feldspathoid group with formula: . It forms isometric crystals of variable color: white, grey, blue, green, to brown. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 to 6 and a specific gravity of 2.3 to 2.4. It is fluorescent. It is found in low-silica igneous rocks. There is a solid solution between nosean and hauyne, which contains calcium.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Nosean
- Mineral.image
- Nosean crystal group - Ochtendung, Eifel, Germany.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Nosean crystal group from Ochtendung, Eifel, Germany
- Mineral.category
- Tectosilicate minerals
- Mineral.group
- Feldspathoid group, sodalite group
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Nsn
- Mineral.strunz
- 9.FB.10
- Mineral.system
- Cubic
- Mineral.class
- Hextetrahedral (3m) H-M symbol: ( 3m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- P3m
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Nosean single crystal - Ochtendung, Eifel, Germany.jpg
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- chemical formula
- Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Nsn
- Commons category
- Nosean
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.FB.10
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.FB.10
- crystal system
- cubic crystal system
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/F.07
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