Magnesio-Gedrite
Formula | (Mg,Fe2+)5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 |
Origin | Skisshyttan (Sweden) |
Description | partly radial, dark green Gedrit crystals in matrix |
Classification (Lapis) | Amphiboles |
Crystal System | orthorhomobic |
Hardness | 5,0 – 6,0 |
Colour | greywhite |
Streak | white |
Luminescence | none observed |
Lustre | vitreous |
Transparency (Opacity) | transparent to translucent |
Cleavage | good |
Fracture | brittle |
Magnetism | negativ |
Geological Setting | contact or regional metamorphosis formation |
Specific Gravity | 2,95 g/cm3 |