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Catapleiite

catapleiite

Na2ZrSi3O9·2H2O

Catapleiite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Catapleiite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Catapleiite (Na2ZrSi3O9·2H2O) is a dimorph of gaidonnayite rarely found by itself. Its name derives from the Greek words "κατα" (kata) and "πλειον" (pleion) meaning "with more" as it is mostly accompanied by a number of rare minerals. When pure it is colorless, but it is most often seen as a tan, brownish-red, light yellow, dark brown, flesh red or orangish in color. It is mostly found on Låven Island, Norway. Its hardness on the Mohs scale is around 5.5–6. It has a monoclinic crystal system.

Scientific references

  1. Catapleiite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1936803 Link
  2. Catapleiite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapleiite Link