Sveite
Sveite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the nitrate class, with the chemical formula KAl₇(NO₃)₄(OH)₁₆Cl₂·8H₂O.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 1; specific gravity 2; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Sv, IMA status: approved, named in 1980.
Occurs as crusts and efflorescences precipitated from solutions trickling onto cave roofs and walls.
It is found associated with Quartz.
The name comes from the first letters of the Sociedad Venezolana de Espeleologı́a, whose members collected the original material studied.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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