Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)

Formula: Ba2NaCe2FeTi2Si8O26(O,OH).H2O

Origin of name: from orthorhombic and joaquinite

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: 2/m 2/m 2/m

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Colour: brown

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Luster: silky

Habit: crystals, bent flakes to 1 mm, massive in bands and intergrowths with joaquinite

Hardness: 5.5

Specific gravity: 4.1

Cleavage: 1; {001} good

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Comments: dimorphous with joquinite

 

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