Mineral description : Okenite
Okenite from Nasik, India.
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| Mineral class | Silicates : Phyllosilicates : Okenite group. |
| Chemical formula | CaSi2O4(OH)2.H2O |
| Crystal system | Triclinic. |
| Habitus | Spherical fibric aggregates. |
| Cleavage | [001] good, fracture conchoidal. |
| Hardness | 5 |
| Density | 2.3-2.33 |
| Color | White to yellowish or bluish white. |
| Streak | White. |
| Luster | Pearly. |
| Description | |
| Occurance | As a secondary mineral in basalts. |
| Associates | Calcite, Apophyllite, Quartz, various zeolites. |
| Notes | Type locality : Poona, Bombay, India. Fluorescent weakly bluish white. |
| Locations | Not found in Sweden.
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Last changed : 1998-09-23