Bytownite

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:category feldspar
gptkbp:chemicalFormula (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
gptkbp:cleavage perfect on (001)
gptkbp:color gray
white
yellow
colorless
gptkbp:crystalSystem triclinic
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Bytown,_Canada
gptkbp:event metamorphic rocks
igneous rocks
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1836
gptkbp:fracture uneven
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 6–6.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bytownite
gptkbp:IMAStatus approved mineral
gptkbp:luster vitreous
gptkbp:namedAfter Bytown (now Ottawa)
gptkbp:refractiveIndex 1.563–1.572
gptkbp:relatedGroup plagioclase
gptkbp:solidSolutionSeriesWith anorthite
labradorite
gptkbp:specificGravity 2.74–2.75
gptkbp:streak white
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Feldspar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6