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Inesite Sample

 

Inesite
 


Chemical Composition:  
Ca2Mn7+2Si10O28(OH)2·5H2
Group:
System: Triclinic 
Family: Silicates 
Hardness:


  • Small, prismatic crystals 
  • Brittle 
  • Fusible 
  • Other colours: rose-red to flesh-red becoming colourless on exposure 
  • Soluble in acids, but not after ignition