Scapolite

Also known as scapolite solid solution series

minerale

Key facts

Mineral.name: Scapolite group
Mineral.image: Scapolite, elbaïte, cleavelandite 7100.1.2830.jpg
Mineral.imagesize: 260px
Mineral.category: Tectosilicate minerals
Mineral.group: Scapolite group
Mineral.IMAsymbol: Scp
Mineral.color: Pink, red, blue, brown, white, grey, colourless, green, yellow, orange, purple
Mineral.system: Tetragonal
Mineral.cleavage: Good, in 2 directions
Mineral.fracture: Conchoidal, uneven, brittle
Mineral.mohs: 5.5–6
Mineral.luster: Vitreous
Mineral.streak: White
Mineral.diaphaneity: Opaque to transparent
Mineral.gravity: 2.6–2.74
Mineral.opticalprop: Uniaxial (–)
Mineral.refractive: nω = 1.555–1.594nε = 1.526–1.565
Mineral.birefringence: 0.004–0.038

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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Commons category: Scapolite
solid solution series with: marialite
Mohs' hardness: 5.8
density: 2.655
crystal system: tetragonal crystal system
IMA Mineral Symbol: Scp

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Il termine scapolite identifica una serie isomorfa di minerali di composizione chimica variabile, compresa tra i termini estremi sodico (Na, marialite) e calcico (Ca, meionite).

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