Morvenite
A variety of Harmotome
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Formula:
(Ba0.5,Ca0.5,K,Na)5[Al5Si11O32] · 12H2O
Name:
Named after Morven (now known as Morvern), a district that lies to the south of the Strontian mines (Thomson 1836).
A variety of Harmotome
A transparent, spindle-shaped variety of harmotome that was originally described from the Strontian mines north of Morven (now Morvern), Argyllshire, Scotland, UK.
Later used to describe a type of twinning also observed for phillipsite (a different type of twinning is called Marburg type).
A transparent, spindle-shaped variety of harmotome that was originally described from the Strontian mines north of Morven (now Morvern), Argyllshire, Scotland, UK.
Later used to describe a type of twinning also observed for phillipsite (a different type of twinning is called Marburg type).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39059 (as Morvenite)
1820 (as Harmotome)
1820 (as Harmotome)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39059:2 (as Morvenite)
mindat:1:1:1820:9 (as Harmotome)
mindat:1:1:1820:9 (as Harmotome)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
02909874-9654-4108-8d01-f37846cc9993 (as Morvenite)
928fa7e8-c51d-4749-8cab-72ee159434b6 (as Harmotome)
928fa7e8-c51d-4749-8cab-72ee159434b6 (as Harmotome)
Chemistry of Morvenite
Mindat Formula:
(Ba0.5,Ca0.5,K,Na)5[Al5Si11O32] · 12H2O
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.
Internet Links for Morvenite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-39059.html
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