Nagashimalite

Formula: Ba4(V,Ti)4Si8B2O27Cl(O,OH)2

Origin of name: for Otokichi Nagashima, Japanese amateur mineralogist

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m

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Colour: greenish black

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Luster: vitreous to submetallic

Habit: crystals tabular, elongated along b-axis, subparallel aggregates

Hardness: 6

Specific gravity: 4.08

Cleavage: none

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Streak: green

 

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