Wollastonite-5A
A structural variant of Wollastonite
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Crystal System:
Triclinic
A polytype of Wollastonite
One of three possible stacking 5T sequence sequences.
The cell data are for the 5T1 polytype (Henmi et al., 1983).
One of three possible stacking 5T sequence sequences.
The cell data are for the 5T1 polytype (Henmi et al., 1983).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
35307
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:35307:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
0360264a-6add-471a-a50a-79109af942cd
Crystallography of Wollastonite-5A
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 38.6(1) Å, b = 7.30(3) Å, c = 7.06(3) Å
α = 90.0°, β = 95.5(2)°, γ = 98.0(2)°
α = 90.0°, β = 95.5(2)°, γ = 98.0(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 5.288 : 1 : 0.967
Unit Cell V:
1,960.76 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Other Language Names for Wollastonite-5A
Russian:Волластонит-5A
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Wollastonite-5A
Reference List:
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Henmi, C., Kawahara, A., Henmi, K., Kusachi, I., Takeuchi, Y. (1983) The 3T, 4T and 5T polytypes of wollastonite from Kushiro, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. American Mineralogist: 68: 156-163.
Internet Links for Wollastonite-5A
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Localities for Wollastonite-5A
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Japan | |
| Henmi, C., Kawahara, A., Henmi, K., Kusachi, I., Takeuchi, Y. (1983) The 3T, 4T and 5T polytypes of wollastonite from Kushiro, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. American Mineralogist: 68: 156-163. |
