Steacyite
| Steacyite | |
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Steacyite | |
| General | |
| Category | Cyclosilicate |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Kvariable(Ca,Na)2(Th,U)Si8O20 |
| Strunz classification | 9.CH.10 |
| Crystal system | Tetragonal |
| Identification | |
| Color | Gray, dark brown, green, beige |
| Crystal symmetry |
Tetragonal - ditetragonal dipyramidal H-M symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space group: P 4/mcc |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5 |
| Luster | Vitreous, greasy, dull |
| Diaphaneity | Translucent, opaque |
Steacyite is a complex silicate mineral containing thorium and uranium; formula Kvariable(Ca,Na)2(Th,U)Si8O20. It forms small brown or yellow green crystals, often cruciform twinned crystals. It is radioactive. It was discovered at Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec in 1982 and is named after Harold Robert Steacy (1923–2012), mineralogist.[1]
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