Wiluite is a mineral, registered as an independent Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998. Before that, it was considered a type of Vesuvian. It has an extremely high boron content and original optical properties.
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General | |
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Category | Sorosilicates |
Formula (repeating unit) |
Ca19(Al,Mg,Fe,Ti)13(B,Al,[ ])5Si18O68(O,OH)10 |
IMA symbol | Wil |
Strunz classification | 9.BG.35 |
Crystal system | Tetragonal |
Crystal class | Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m) |
Space group | P4/nnc |
Unit cell | a = 15.716, c = 11.704 [Å]; Z = 2 |
Identification | |
Color | Dark green |
Crystal habit | Typically as euhedral crystals |
Cleavage | {100} poor |
Fracture | Irregular |
Mohs scale hardness | 6 |
Luster | Vitreous |
Specific gravity | 3.36 |
Optical properties | Uniaxial (+) |
Refractive index | nω = 1.721 nε = 1.725 |
Birefringence | δ = 0.004 |