Tuliokite

Formula: Na6BaTh(CO3)6.6H2O

Origin of name: after locality Tuliok River, Russia

 

Crystal system: hexagonal

Crystal class: unknown

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Colour: light or dark gray

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Luster: vitreous

Habit: crystals prismatic, up to 4 mm, rhombohedral crystals

Hardness: 3 to 4

Specific gravity: 3.15

Cleavage: none

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Comments: easily soluble in 10% HCl with effervescence

 

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