Burtite

Formula:  CaSn(OH)6

Origin of name:  For Donald Burt, American mineralogist

 

Crystal system:  Cubic

Crystal class:  Unknown

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Colour:  Colourless

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Luster:  Vitreous

Habit:  Crystals octahedral

Hardness:  3

Specific gravity:  3.28

Cleavage: 1; cubic

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