Eudidymite

Image

A eudidymite fan" with dark green aegirine crystals, from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada - FOV 3.1 x 1.8 mm

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Properties

Formula Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
Abbreviation Edy
Luminescence emitter Mn
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1887
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Related materials Epididymite
Tags Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated

Composition

Element Atoms
H 2
Na 2
Si 6
Be 2
O 16
Total: 28

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Prokofiev 1981 2 0 0