Haüyne

Image

Crystals of Haüyne (1mm), from In den Dellen quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

© Photo (C) 2008 Lucien Cluzaud (via Wikimedia Commons), Public Domain

Properties

Formula Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Abbreviation Hyn
Classification Sodalite (group)
Luminescence emitter S2
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1807
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Crystal symmetry Cubic, Point group 43m, Space group P43n (#218)
Tags Mineral, Sulphate , Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
S 1
Ca 1
Si 3
Na 3
O 16
Al 3
Total: 27

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Tarashchan 1978 10 0 0