How do I identify Aqualite?

Aqualite can be identified by its hardness of 4 - 5 on the Mohs scale, Pink color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Aqualite?

Aqualite typically appears in Pink. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Aqualite?

Aqualite has a hardness of 4 - 5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

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What is Aqualite?

Aqualite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3SiSi(Si24O66)(OH)9Cl. The formula given does not show the presence of cyclic silicate groups. The original formula was extended to show the presence of silicon at both M3 and M4 sites, according to the nomenclature of the eudialyte group. Aqualite is unique among the eudialyte group in being hydronium-rich (the only other eudialyte-group species with essential hydronium, is the recently discovered ilyukhinite). Among the other representatives of the group it also distinguish in splitting of the M1 site into two sub-sites, both occupied by calcium. Thus, its symmetry is lowered from typical for most eudialytes R3m (or R-3m) to R3. The name refers to high content of water in the mineral.

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Formation of Aqualite

Aqualite was discovered among peralkaline pegmatites of the Inagli massif, Sakha-Yakutia, Russia. Associated minerals are aegirine, batisite, eckermanite, innelite, lorezenite, natrolite, microcline, thorite, and galena.