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Admontite

• Formula:
  Mg[B₆O₇(OH)₆] · 4H₂O

• System: Monoclinic

• Name:
  Named after its discovery locality, at Schildmauer near Admont, Austria.

• IMA Status: Valid (Approved)
  Approved 1978

• Type Locality:
  Schildmauer, Admont, Ennstaler Alpen, Styria, Austria

• Dana 8th: 26.6.3.1
  
  26 : HYDRATED BORATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
  6 : Hexaborates

• Strunz 9th:
  6.FA.15
  
  6 : BORATES
  F : Hexaborates
  A : Neso-hexaborates

• Hardness (Mohs): 2 - 3

• Lustre: Vitreous

• Diapheny: Transparent,Translucent

• Colour: Colourless

• Streak: White