Kazakovite

Formula:  Na6MnTiSi6O18

Origin of name:  For Maria Efimovna Kazakova, analytical chemist who provided the mineral's analysis.

 

Crystal system:  Hexagonal

Crystal class:  3 2/m

Twinning: 

Unit cell: a = 10.18, c = 13.06

 

Colour:  Pale yellow

Diaphaneity: Transparent

Luster:  Vitreous to greasy

Habit:  Crystals tiny

Hardness:  4

Specific gravity:  2.84

Cleavage:  None

Tenacity: Conchoidal fracture

Streak: White

 

Synonyms/varieties:

 

Comments: 

 

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