Name: | Vishnevite Vhn |
IMA Chemistry: | Na8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Vishnevite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Sulfur (S) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
Year First Published: | 1944 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Beliankin D S (1944) Vishnevite, and not sulphatic cancrinite, Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l’Académie des Sciences de l’URSS 42, 304-306 |
Structural Group Name: | Cancrinite, Cancrinite-sodalite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | cancrinite-sodalite-cancrinite subgroup |
Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 2038 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 5.5 |
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