Milarite

Formula: K₂Ca₄Al₂Be₄Si₂₄O₆₀.H₂O
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: hexagonal
Mohs scale: 6
Density (g/cm³): 2.52 - 2.53
Refractive index: 1.529 - 1.551
Cleavage: -
Colors: colorless, white, yellow, greenish, bluish
Luster: vitreous
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: -
Largest Milarite: 4 cm?
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: 1870
1st Description: 1892
Name: ref. to Val Milà / Grischun / Switzerland

Milarite Mineral

Origin: Graubünden / Switzerland

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Milarite

Weight: 0.15 ct

Origin: Switzerland

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Milarite Mineral

Origin: Jaguaraçu / Minas Gerais / Brazil

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Milarite

Weight: 0.98 ct

Origin: Minas Gerais / Brazil

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Milarite Mineral

Origin: Batalha Mine / São José de Batalha / Borborema / Paraíba / Brazil

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Milarite 0.24 ct

Weight: 0.24 ct

Origin: Rössing Mine / Arandis Distr. / Erongo Region / Namibia

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Milarite Mineral

Size: 1.4 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm

Origin: Jaguaraçu / Minas Gerais / Brazil

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Milarite

Weight: 2.20 ct

Origin: Jaguaraçu / Minas Gerais / Brazil

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Milarite Mineral

Origin: Rössing Mine / Arandis Distr. / Erongo Region / Namibia

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Milarite

Size: 0.35 cm
Weight: 0.1 ct
Origin: Namibia

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Milarite

Origin: Brazil

Weight: 0.6 ct

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