Nordenskiöldine

Image

White masses of nordenskiöldine associated with green masses of danburite. From MW Claim, Screw Creek, Cassiar Mountains, Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection

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Properties

Formula CaSn(BO3)2
Abbreviation Nsk
Luminescence emitters Mn, Singlet-triplet, Unspecified
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1887
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Crystal symmetry Trigonal, Point group 3, Space group R3 (#148)
Tags Mineral, Borate

Composition

Element Atoms
Ca 1
O 6
B 2
Sn 1
Total: 10

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gaft et al. 1979; 1981 4 0 0