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Makatite |
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Name
Makatite
Chemistry
[Na2Si4O8(OH)2 · 4H2O]
Uses
As mineral specimens.
Color
White, colorless
Hardness
5-6
Specific gravity
Approximately 2.1 g/cm3
Crystal system:
Monoclinic with acicular crystals 0.05 - 2 mm wide and commonly 5 to 30 mm long in radiating aggregates. Also as spherulites 0.05- 0.3 mm in diameter
Accompanied by:
Aegerine, Eudialyte, Lovozerite, Molybdenite, Sodalite, Steenstrupine and Vuonnemite
Fracture
Conchoidal
Luster
Vitreous
Cleavage
Not determined.
Streak
White
Similar to:
Natrolite
Named in 1970 from the Masai word "emakat"; meaning soda, alluding to the high sodium content of the mineral. It is a rare mineral that is seldom found.
