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Pyknite
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Tin mine, Altenberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
© Jorge M. Alves
| Colour: | white to lemon yellow | ||
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| Name: | From the greek 'pyknos' which means 'dense', referring to its appearance | ||
A variety of Topaz
Fine grained topaz, occurring in dense aggregates of prismatic to acanthine crystals.
Fine grained topaz, occurring in dense aggregates of prismatic to acanthine crystals.
Classification of Pyknite | ||||||
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Physical Properties of Pyknite | ||||||
| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Translucent | |||||
| Colour: | white to lemon yellow | |||||
| Streak: | white | |||||
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | |||||
References for Pyknite | ||||||
| Reference List: - + | Klaproth, M.H. (1810): Chemische Unmtersuchung des Pycnits, Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, Fünfter Band, Rottmann Berlin, 50-57 | |||||
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