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Bellite

Collectors Summary

Hardness (Mohs) 2.5

Additional information / Summary

Bellit = Gemenge aus Quarz, Mimetesit und Krokoit, oder einfach Cr-haltiger Mimetesit

Chemism

Classification by Hölzel

8.BO.235

8: PHOSPHATES ARSENATES VANADATES
B: Phosphates (+Anions -Water)
O: Apatite Supergroup
2: Apatites with Pb

IMA status

kein anerkanntes Mineral

Mineral status

Gemenge/Gemisch/Mischkristall

Optical Properties

max. Birefringence

0.06
Birefringence chart\! Bellite title=Birefringence chart Bellite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

2.22

RI value γ / ε

2.16

Ri mean

2.20

2V angle

Uniaxial (-)

Crystallography

Cell parameters a (Å)

10.173

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

7.408

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.728

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

120°

Z

2

Volume (ų)

663.9

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

2.5

Density (g/cm³)

5.5 (gemessen)

References

Mineral. Mag. 57 (1993), 538.

The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 44, pp. 1557-1560 (2006).

IMA Massendiskreditierung 11/2006 (Antrag 06-C).

Other languages

German

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Spanish

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English

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French

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Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) fNxvnTMZoEi5ZsrhyQav3g
GUID (Global unique identifier) 9D6FDC7C-1933-48A0-B966-CAE1C906AFDE
Database ID 4980