Serandite

Image

Sérandite specimen from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada. Size: 5.2 x 2.7 x 2 cm

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Properties

Formula NaMnII2Si3O8(OH)
Abbreviation Srd
Classification Wollastonite (group)
Luminescence emitter Mn
IMA Status Approved/renamed (pre-IMA), 1931
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Related materials Sérandite
Crystal symmetry Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2)
Tags Mineral, Silicate , Hydroxide

Composition

Element Atoms
O 9
H 1
Si 3
Na 1
Mn 2
Total: 16

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gaft et al. 1982; Khomiakov 1995 1 0 0