Datolite [ CaB(SiO4)(OH) ]

Material properties

Formula CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Abbreviation Dat
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1806
Classifications Minerals containing SiO4, Minerals containing OH, Datolite (subgroup)
Luminescence emitters Ce, Eu, Gd, Mn, Yb
Spectra Luminescence (2), Reflectance (1)
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Tags Borosilicate, Hydroxide, Mineral

Composition

Element Atoms
H 1
Si 1
Ca 1
O 5
B 1
Total: 9

References for Datolite

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Gaft et al. 1979; 1981 5 0 0
Gaft et al. 2005 4 2 2
CSIRO Reflectance 2025b 0 1 0
Tarashchan 1978 2 0 0

Specimens of Datolite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image Spectra Techniques
M2691 Datolite CSIRO Datolite (100.0%) 100.0 1 Reflectance