Ikranite

Formula(Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl·nH2O

Origin of name: For the IKRAN institute (Institut Kristallografii Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk)

 

Crystal system: Trigonal

Crystal class: 3m

Twinning: 

Unit cell: a = 14.167, c = 30.081

 

Colour: Yellow, brownish yellow to light brown

Diaphaneity: Translucent to transparent

Luster: Vitreous

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Hardness: 5

Specific gravity: 2.82

Cleavage: None observed

Tenacity: Brittle, conchoidal fracture

Streak: White

 

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