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Multiple chain inosilicate mineral

Properties

Chemical formula

NaLiZrSi₆O₁₅

Group

Silicates

Crystal system

Orthorhombic

Hardness (Mohs)

—

Color

Colorless

Luster

—

Streak

White

Density

—

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

64

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

9.DN.05

Dana classification

66.3.4.2

IMA status

Approved mineral and/or valid name (A)

IMA symbol

Zek

Locality

🇺🇸 Washington pass

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata