Name: | Villiaumite Vll |
Specimens in Collection: | |
IMA Chemistry: | NaF |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Villiaumite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Fluorine (F) |
Country of Type Locality: | Guinea |
Year First Published: | 1908 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Lacroix A (1908) Sur l'existence du fluorure de sodium cristallisé comme élément des syénites néphéliniques des îles de Los, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences 146, 213-216 |
Structural Group Name: | Rocksalt |
Fleischer's Group Name: | halite |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2100 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 2.25 |
Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 2.79 |
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