Formula: Mg6Al2(OH)18 . 4H2O
Origin of name: For H. Meixner, Austrian mineralogist
Crystal system: Hexagonal
Crystal class: -3 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: Colourless
Diaphaneity: Transparent
Luster:
Habit: Crystals tabular
Hardness:
Specific gravity:
Cleavage: 1; {0001} perfect
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments:
| Back to Alphabetical list | Colour photos | Thin sections | SEM images | TEM images | vibrational spectra description | IR spectra | Raman spectra | N-IR spectra | F-IR spectra | IES spectra |