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Collectible minerals - full range in stock "Datolite"

Datolite is a mineral found both in the form of aggregates and in the form of crystals. Moreover, its habitus is very diverse. The color also varies. Mined as an ore for boron. Also used in jewelry. In Russia, the best examples of collectible datolite come from Primorye.

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Physical properties of Datolite

General
Category Nesosilicate
Formula
(repeating unit)		 CaBSiO4(OH)
IMA symbol Dat
Strunz classification 9.AJ.20
Crystal system Monoclinic
Crystal class Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Space group P21/c
Unit cell a = 9.62, b = 7.6
c = 4.84 [Å]; β = 90.15°; Z = 4
Identification
Color Colorless or white; may be grayish, yellow, green, pale green, red, pink, etc.
Crystal habit Crystal prismatic, short to tabular; Botryoidal or globular with columnar structure; granular to compact; cryptocrystalline
Cleavage None
Fracture Conchoidal to uneven
Tenacity Brittle
Mohs scale hardness 5 to 5.5
Luster Vitreous, rarely subresinous on fracture surface
Diaphaneity Transparent to translucent, rarely opaque
Specific gravity 2.96 – 3.00
Optical properties Biaxial (-)
Refractive index nα = 1.626 nβ = 1.653 - 1.654 nγ = 1.670
Birefringence δ = 0.044
2V angle Measured: 74°
Dispersion r > v; weak
Ultraviolet fluorescence Fluoresces blue under SW UV
Datolite
Code: 4573
Datolite
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
55*39*32mm

0.00 $ $24.00

Datolite
Code: 2816
Datolite
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
54*46*29mm

0.00 $ $16.33

Datolite
Code: 2761
Datolite
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
69*44*25mm

0.00 $ $22.00

Datolite, Smoky Quartz
Code: 2762
Datolite, Smoky Quartz
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
60*47*32mm

0.00 $ $63.33

Datolite, Apophyllite
Code: 2708
Datolite, Apophyllite
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
48*33*39mm

0.00 $ $41.67

Calcite, Datolite
Code: 830
Calcite, Datolite
2-d Soviet mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
55*31*43mm

0.00 $ $29.93

Calcite, Datolite
Code: 712
Calcite, Datolite
2-d Soviet mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
46*31*27mm

0.00 $ $25.00

Datolite archived
Code: 4209
Datolite
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
34*25*31mm

0.00 $ $22.67

Datolite archived
Code: 3353
Datolite
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
41*33*27mm

0.00 $ $22.67

Datolite archived
Code: 2707
Datolite
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
105*84*64mm

0.00 $ $140.00

Datolite archived
Code: 2518
Datolite
2-d Soviet mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
65*37*28mm

0.00 $ $19.67

Datolite archived
Code: 1479
Datolite
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
47*42*25mm

0.00 $ $20.00

Datolite, Quartz archived
Code: 1328
Datolite, Quartz
Bor deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, RF
120*90*40mm

0.00 $ $126.67

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