Afghanite
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afghanite-269-1258421
title:
Afghanite
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Afghanite, (Na,K)22Ca10[Si24Al24O96](SO4)6Cl6, is a hydrous sodium, calcium, potassium, sulfate, chloride, carbonate alumino-silicate mineral. Afghanite is a feldspathoid of the cancrinite group and typically occurs with sodalite group minerals. It forms blue to colorless, typically massive crystals in the trigonal crystal system. The lowering of the symmetry from typical (for cancrinite group) hexagonal one is due to ordering of Si and Al. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 to 6 and a specific gravi
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Tectosilicate mineral
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanite
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date modified:
2024-01-04T00:45:29Z
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13
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15