Ussingite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Ussingite [ Na₂AlSi₃O₈(OH) ]

Images of Ussingite

A 3.9 by 2.7 cms mass of lilac Ussingite with some yellowish Vuonnemite, from Umbozero mine, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Photo by John Sobolewski (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY 3.0

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of ussingite from Lovozero, Russia. Size: 7cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Photograph of a specimen of ussingite from Lovozero, Russia. Size: 7cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Longwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of ussingite from Lovozero, Russia. Size: 7cm

Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Material properties

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Crystal symmetry	Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2)
Tags	Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

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

Reference for Ussingite

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Specimens of Ussingite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image	Spectra	Techniques