Ravatite

Formula: C14H10

Origin of name: after locality Ravat, Tadzhikistan

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2

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Colour: colourless, white, pale gray

Diaphaneity: translucent

Luster: vitreous to waxy

Habit: thin plate-like crystals with irregular shape, hundreds of microns, aggregates as crusts less than 1 mm thick

Hardness

Specific gravity: 1.11

Cleavage: 1; {001} perfect

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Comments: fluoresces whitish yellow

 

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