Scawtite

Formula: Ca7(Si3O9)CO3.2H2O

Origin of name: after locality Scawt Hill, County Antrim , Ireland

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: 2/m

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Colour: colourless

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Luster: vitreous

Habit: crystals thin tabular, bundles and subparallel or divergent groups, lath-like grains, microscopic

Hardness: 4.5 to 5

Specific gravity: 2.77

Cleavage: 2; {010} fair, {001} perfect

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