Name: | Larnite Lrn |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca2(SiO4) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Larnite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
Year First Published: | 1929 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Tilley C E (1929) On larnite (calcium orthosilicate, a new mineral) and its associated minerals from the limestone-contact zone of Scawt Hill, Co. Antrim, Mineralogical Magazine 22, 77-86 |
Structural Group Name: | Not in a structural group |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 354 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 6.0 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 3.305 |
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