Formula: Sr2Nb2(O,OH)7
Origin of name: from strontium and pyrochlore
Crystal system: cubic
Crystal class: 4/m -3 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 10.53
Colour: pale yellow, some white to bluish gray on cleavage planes
Diaphaneity: translucent to opaque
Luster: Vitreous-resinous
Habit: octahedral crystals to 0.5 mm
Hardness: 4
Specific gravity: 3.80
Cleavage: none
Tenacity:
Streak: White
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: Sr analogue of pyrochlore
| Back to Alphabetical list | Colour photos | Optical properties/Thin sections | SEM images | TEM images | vibrational spectra description | IR spectra | Raman spectra | N-IR spectra | F-IR spectra | IES spectra |