General Information:
Chemical Formula:MgCO3·2(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 120.34 gm)Magnesium 20.20 %
MgHydrogen 3.35 %
H Carbon 9.98 %
C Oxygen 66.47 %
O Empirical Formula: Mg(CO3)·2(H2O)
Environment:Found with nesquehonite on the surfaces of olivine basalt.
IMA Status:Approved IMA 1965
Locality:Barrington Tops, NSW, Australia.
Name Origin:After its locality.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Distinct, [100] Distinct, [010] Distinct
Color:colorless.
Density:2.83
Diaphaniety:Transparent
Habits:Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface., Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.
Streak:white
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