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Name
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Na₂ZnTiNb₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Silicates
Chemical class
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Triclinic
Crystal system
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2.5–3
Mohs hardness
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2.88
Specific gravity
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White
Streak
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Pearly on crystal faces, greasy on breaks
Luster
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Perfect on {001}, two other distinct sets are nearly perpendicular to each other and to {001} under a microscope
Cleavage
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P-1
Space group
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Seidozerite-Lamprophyllite
Structural group
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Zvy · Approved
IMA
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2013
Named in
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Colorless, pearly-white, creamy, yellowish brown, pale pink or lilac-pink
Typical colors
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Na · Zn · Ti · Nb · Si · O · H
Elements
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