Nyböite

Formula: NaNa2(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2

Origin of name: after locality Nybö, Nordfjord, Norway

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2/m

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Colour: bluish

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Luster: vitreous

Habit: rims on other minerals

Hardness: 5 to 6

Specific gravity: 3.04

Cleavage: 1; {110} perfect

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Comments: series with ferronyböite, with ferric-nyböite and with ferric-ferronyböite

 

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