Formula: Sr2Ba2(Na,Fe)2Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)2.H2O
Origin of name: from strontium and joaquinite
Crystal system: monoclinic
Crystal class: 2
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 10.52 Å, b = 9.76 Å, c = 11.87 Å, b = 109.3°
Colour: green to yellow-green, yellow-brown
Diaphaneity:
Luster:
Habit: crystals pseudo-orthorhombic, bipyramidal, zoned with joaquinite cores
Hardness: 5.5
Specific gravity: 3.68
Cleavage: 1; {001} good
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: dimorphous with strontio-orthojoaquinite
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