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Haüyne

haüyne

Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)

Hauyne Specimen Haüyne Hauynite or Haüynite Mineral | Etsy

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Overview

Hauyne or haüyne, also called hauynite or haüynite ( ah-WEE-nyte), old name Azure spar, is a rare tectosilicate sulfate mineral with endmember formula Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4). As much as 5 wt % K2O may be present, and also H2O and Cl. It is a feldspathoid and a member of the sodalite group. Hauyne was first described in 1807 from samples discovered in Vesuvian lavas in Monte Somma, Italy, and was named in 1807 by Brunn-Neergard for the French crystallographer René Just Haüy (1743–1822). It is sometimes used as a gemstone.

Scientific references

  1. Haüyne — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410447 Link
  2. Haüyne — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauyne Link