Chibaite
SiO₂·n(CH₄,C₂H₆,C₃H₈,C₄H₁₀) (nmax=3/17)
Natural analogue of synthetic clathrate MTN
Properties
- Chemical formula
- SiO₂·n(CH₄,C₂H₆,C₃H₈,C₄H₁₀) (nmax=3/17)
- Group
- Silicates
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness (Mohs)
- —
- Color
- White
- Luster
- —
- Streak
- —
- Density
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- Cleavage
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- Fracture
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- Tenacity
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- Crystal habit
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- Transparency
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- Space group
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- Fluorescence
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- Magnetism
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- Radioactivity
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- Refractive index
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- Optical character
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- Birefringence
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- Pleochroism
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- Strunz classification
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- Dana classification
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- IMA status
- Approved mineral and/or valid name (A)
- IMA symbol
- Cib
- Locality
- 🇯🇵 Minamiboso
- Type locality
- —
- Discovery year
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Etymology
Named after Chiba Prefecture
Source: Wikidata
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