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Natural Edenite

Edenite is a member of the amphibole group with the general chemical composition NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2. Edenite is named for the locality of Edenville, Orange County, New York, where it was first described.


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Edenite Profile

Color information: White to gray, pale to dark green, also brown and pale pinkish-brown
Refractive Index: 1.606 - 1.672
Chemical Composition: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hardness: 5 – 6
Density: 3.05 - 3.37
Crystal Group: Monoclinic
Ocurrence: Myanmar, from a mining area called Dattaw; Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka.
Sign of the Zodiac: N/A
Month of the year: N/A
Edenite Edenite
Edenite is a biaxial positive mineral. It forms as fibrous prismatic crystals with good cleavage on the 110 plane. Fracture is conchoidal and the luster vitreous with a white streak.

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