Difference between revisions of "Template:Bowenite"

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| Chemical composition || Mg<sub>6</sub>((OH)<sub>8</sub>)Si<sub>4</sub>O<sub>10</sub>)
 
| Chemical composition || Mg<sub>6</sub>((OH)<sub>8</sub>)Si<sub>4</sub>O<sub>10</sub>)
 
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| Crystal system || mostly monoclinic
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| Crystal system || Mostly monoclinic
 
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| Habit || cryptocrystalline
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| Habit || Cryptocrystalline
 
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| Cleavage || none
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| Cleavage || None
 
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| Fracture || even to hackly
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| Fracture || Even to hackly
 
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| Hardness || 2-5.5
 
| Hardness || 2-5.5
 
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| Optic nature || none
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| Optic nature || None
 
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| Refractive index || &plusmn;1.55
 
| Refractive index || &plusmn;1.55
 
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| Birefringence || none
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| Birefringence || None
 
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| Dispersion || none
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| Dispersion || None
 
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| Specific gravity || 2.59
 
| Specific gravity || 2.59
 
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| Lustre || waxy
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| Lustre || Waxy
 
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| Pleochroism || none
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| Pleochroism || None
 
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 21 December 2006

Bowenite (Serpentine)
Chemical composition Mg6((OH)8)Si4O10)
Crystal system Mostly monoclinic
Habit Cryptocrystalline
Cleavage None
Fracture Even to hackly
Hardness 2-5.5
Optic nature None
Refractive index ±1.55
Birefringence None
Dispersion None
Specific gravity 2.59
Lustre Waxy
Pleochroism None