Saddlebackite

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Anisotropism:

Grey to yellowish - brownish grey

Bireflectance:

Weakly

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R1	R2
400nm	55.8%	52.6%
420nm	55.8%	53.0%
440nm	55.8%	53.4%
460nm	55.6%	53.8%
480nm	55.2%	54.1%
500nm	54.7%	54.3%
520nm	54.2%	54.4%
540nm	53.5%	54.5%
560nm	52.8%	54.5%
580nm	52.2%	54.5%
600nm	51.8%	54.4%
620nm	51.3%	54.3%
640nm	51.0%	54.2%
660nm	50.7%	54.1%
680nm	50.5%	53.9%
700nm	50.3%	53.8%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 55.8%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Greyish-white

Internal Reflections:

Slight pinkish tint is sometimes observed due, possibly, to internal reflections

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

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Localities for SaddlebackiteHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Australia (TL)
Western Australia Boddington Shire Boddington ⓘ Boddington Mine (TL)	The Mineralogical Record: 39: 476. +1 other reference
China
Henan Nanyang Tongbai County ⓘ Laowan Au deposit	Vikent'ev et al. (2015, June)
Sanmenxia Lingbao City ⓘ Dahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine)	YIN et al. (2019)
Kazakhstan
Akmola Region ⓘ Raigorodok deposit	Kovalev et al. (2018)
Romania
Hunedoara County Certeju de Sus ⓘ Săcărâmb	Cook et al. (2005)
Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast Agapovsky District ⓘ Buranov Deposit	Kasatkin et al. (2022)