Giuseppettite

Formula:  (Na,K,Ca)7-8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl)1-2

Origin of name:  For Giuseppe Guiseppette, Italian mineralogist

 

Crystal system:  Hexagonal

Crystal class:  6mm or -6m2

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Colour:  Pale violet-blue

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Habit:  Massive, as anhedral grains

Hardness:  6 to 7

Specific gravity:  2.35

Cleavage:  None

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