Suolunite

Formula: Ca2Si2O5(OH)2.H2O

Origin of name: after locality Suolun, Inner Mongolia, China

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: mm2

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Colour: white, colourless, honey-yellow

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Luster: vitreous to resinous

Habit: granular, fine-grained, stellate

Hardness: 3.5

Specific gravity: 2.68

Cleavage: none

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