microlite

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:chemicalFormula gptkb:NaCaTa2O6F
gptkbp:color brown
green
red
yellow
colorless
gptkbp:containsElement calcium
sodium
fluorine
tantalum
gptkbp:crystalSystem isometric
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1835
gptkbp:event granite pegmatites
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 5.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label microlite
gptkbp:IMAStatus discredited (now called 'microlite group')
gptkbp:luster vitreous
adamantine
gptkbp:namedAfter Greek words for 'small' and 'stone'
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:pyrochlore_supergroup
gptkbp:specificGravity 4.2–5.5
gptkbp:uses source of tantalum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ivittuut
gptkb:Tantalum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7