Leucophanite

Image

Leucophanite on an aegirine needle, from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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Properties

Formula NaCaBeSi2O6F
Abbreviation Lph
Luminescence emitter Unspecified
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1840
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Related materials Leucophane
Crystal symmetry Orthorhombic, Point group 222, Space group P212121 (#19)
Tags Mineral, Silicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Ca 1
Na 1
Si 2
O 6
F 1
Be 1
Total: 12

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Friis et al. 2010 5 0 0