Brenkite

Formula:  Ca2(CO3)F2

Origin of name:  From locality; Brenk, Eifel, Germany

 

Crystal system:  Orthorhombic

Crystal class:  2/m 2/m 2/m

Twinning:

Unit cell:

 

Colour:  Colourless

Diaphaneity:

Luster:

Habit:  Crystals lath-like in radiating aggregates

Hardness:

Specific gravity:  3.10

Cleavage:  None

Tenacity:

Streak:  White

 

Synonyms/varieties:

 

Comments:

 

Back to Alphabetical list Colour photos Thin sections SEM images TEM images vibrational spectra description IR spectra Raman spectra N-IR spectra F-IR spectra IES spectra