Wadeite

Image

Wadeite (lavender, 1.8cm) on orthoclase-aegirine matrix, from Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Size: 2.7 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm

© Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Properties

Formula K2ZrSi3O9
Abbreviation Wad
Classification Benitoite (group)
Luminescence emitters TiO6, TiO6?, ZrO6?
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1939
Search other databases webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags Mineral, Silicate

Composition

Element Atoms
O 9
Si 3
Zr 1
K 2
Total: 15

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gaft et al 1981; Khomiakov 1995 3 0 0