VS
Name
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CaSn(BO₃)₂
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Borates
Chemical class
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Hexagonal
Crystal system
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5.5–6
Mohs hardness
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4.09–4.2
Specific gravity
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Streak
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Vitreous, pearly on {0001}
Luster
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Perfect on {0001}; indistinct on {1011}
Cleavage
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R-3
Space group
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Calcite-Dolomite
Structural group
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Nsk · Grandfathered
IMA
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1887
Named in
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Colorless, milky white, sulfur-yellow, lemon-yellow, wine-yellow; colorless in transmitted light
Typical colors
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Ca · Sn · B · O
Elements
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