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Stilbite

Stilbite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997, stilbite was recognized as a mineral species, but a reclassification in 1997 by the International Mineralogical Association changed it to a series name, with the mineral species being named:

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Category
Tectosilicate minerals
Cleavage
Perfect on {010}
Color
Usually colorless, white or pink
Crystal class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Crystal habit
Thin tabular, aggregates sheaf-like or in bow-ties, also fibrous and globular.
Crystal system
Monoclinic, also triclinic and orthorhombic

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Chemistry and related species

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Habit

Physical and optical properties

Unit cell and structure

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Stilbite

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples97
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
Components1

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Stilbite

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related to Localities · 27
Stilbite → Bay, Berufjord, Bombay, Ca, Deccan Traps, Djupivogr, Excellent, Faroe Islands, Fundy, Helgusta Iceland Spar Mine, Iceland, Iceland-spar, India, Isle, It, Mumbai, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Old Kilpatrick
related to Chemistry and related species · 10
Stilbite → Al3, Ca4, Epistilbite, H2O, Na8, O72, Si28Al8, Si4, Since, There
related to Photo gallery · 7
Stilbite → Green Stilbite-Ca, India, Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, Nova Scotia, Reddish-orange Stilbite-Ca, Wassons Bluff
related to References · 7
Stilbite → Cambridge University Press, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hugh, In Chisholm, Leonard James, Spencer, This
related to history · 5
Stilbite → After, At, Germany, Greek, The English
related to Unit cell and structure · 5
Stilbite → Ca, Cell Parameters, Na, The, Where
related to Crystal class · 3
Stilbite → For, Non-endmember, The
related to Physical and optical properties · 3
Stilbite → Cleavage, It, The
is a · 2
Stilbite → most abundant zeolite in the tholeiitic basalt plateaux near Nasik and Pune and decreases in abundance toward the coast at Mumbai, name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group
related to Environment · 2
Stilbite → Associated, It

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white stilbite-na series crystal name species stilbite-ca monoclinic also crystals mineral zeolite cell formula minerals cleavage iceland india found calcium

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
StilbiteCategoryTectosilicate minerals1.00infobox
StilbiteCleavagePerfect on {010}1.00infobox
StilbiteColorUsually colorless, white or pink1.00infobox
StilbiteCrystal classPrismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)1.00infobox
StilbiteCrystal habitThin tabular, aggregates sheaf-like or in bow-ties, also fibrous and globular.1.00infobox
StilbiteCrystal systemMonoclinic, also triclinic and orthorhombic1.00infobox
StilbiteDana classification77.1.4.31.00infobox
StilbiteDiaphaneityTransparent to translucent1.00infobox
StilbiteFormulaStilbite-Ca: NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28(H2O) Stilbite-Na: Na9(Si27Al9)O72·28(H2O)1.00infobox
StilbiteFormula massStilbite-Ca: 2,840 g/mol Stilbite-Na: 2,864 g/mol1.00infobox
StilbiteFractureConchoidal or uneven1.00infobox
StilbiteFusibilityEasily fused by blowpipe (~1050 °C) to produce a white "enamel"1.00infobox
StilbiteGroupZeolite group, stilbite subgroup1.00infobox
StilbiteIMA symbolStb1.00infobox
StilbiteLusterVitreous, pearly on {010}1.00infobox
StilbiteMohs scale hardness.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
StilbiteOptical propertiesBiaxial (−)1.00infobox
StilbiteRefractive indexNx = 1.479 to 1.492, Ny = 1.485 to 1.500, Nz = 1.489 to 1.505 Nx = 1.484 to 1.500, Ny = 1.492 to 1.507, Nz = 1.494 to 1.5131.00infobox
StilbiteSolubilityDecomposes in HCl1.00infobox
StilbiteSpace groupC2/m (monoclinic) Amma (orthorhombic)1.00infobox
StilbiteSpecific gravity2.12 to 2.221.00infobox
StilbiteStreakWhite1.00infobox
StilbiteStrunz classification9.GE.10 (10 ed) 8/J.23-30 (8 ed)1.00infobox
StilbiteTenacityBrittle1.00infobox
StilbiteTwinningVery common on {001}1.00infobox
Stilbiteis aname of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group0.90text
Stilbiteis amost abundant zeolite in the tholeiitic basalt plateaux near Nasik and Pune and decreases in abundance toward the coast at Mumbai0.90text

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