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Triple chain inosilicate mineral

Properties

Chemical formula

Mg₅Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂

Group

Silicates

Crystal system

Orthorhombic

Hardness (Mohs)

—

Color

Colorless

Luster

—

Streak

—

Density

—

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

—

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

9.DF.05

Dana classification

67.1.1.1

IMA status

Approved mineral and/or valid name (A)

IMA symbol

Jim

Locality

🇺🇸 Chester

Type locality

—

Discovery year

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Source: Wikidata