Eitelite

Formula:   Na2Mg(CO3)2

Origin of name:   For Willhelm Eitel, German-American chemist

 

Crystal system:   Hexagonal

Crystal class:   -3

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Colour:  Colourless, white

Diaphaneity:  Transparent

Luster:   Vitreous

Habit:   Crystals rhombohedral

Hardness:   3.5

Specific gravity:   2.74

Cleavage:   1; {0001} distinct

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