General Information:
Chemical Formula:Mg5Ba(PO4)4·8(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 782.86 gm)Barium 17.54 %
BaMagnesium 15.52 %
MgPhosphorus 15.83 %
P Hydrogen 2.06 %
H Oxygen 49.05 %
O Empirical Formula: Mg5Ba(PO4)4·8(H2O)
Environment:In cavities in dolomitic carbonatites.
IMA Status:Approved IMA, Dana # Added
Locality:Kovdor iron deposit, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Name Origin:For Olga M. Rimskaya-Konsakova (1914-1987), Russian mineralogist from St. Petersbug University.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Perfect
Color:yellowish brown or pink.
Density:2.67
Diaphaniety:Transparent to translucent
Habits:Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.
Hardness:3 - Calcite
Luminescence:Non-fluorescent.
Luster:Vitreous - Silky
Streak:white
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