General Information:
Chemical Formula:Pb18Ba2Ca5Mn++2Fe+++2Si30O90Cl·6(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 6,852.27 gm)Barium 4.01 %
BaCalcium 2.92 %
CaManganese 1.60 %
MnIron 1.63 %
FeSilicon 12.30 %
SiHydrogen 0.18 %
H Lead 54.43 %
PbChlorine 0.52 %
ClOxygen 22.42 %
O Empirical Formula: Pb18Ba2Ca5Mn2+2Fe3+2Si30O90Cl·6(H2O)
Environment:In a manganese-rich skarn.
IMA Status:Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Locality:The Langban Mines, Filipstad district, Varmland, Sweden.
Name Origin:For Hytssjon, a lake west of the Langban mines.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Good
Color:colorless.
Density:5.09
Diaphaniety:Transparent
Habits:Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., Skeletal - Crystals form crude outlines with missing faces.,
Luminescence:Non-fluorescent.
Luster:Adamantine
Streak:white
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