How do I identify Dualite?

Dualite can be identified by its hardness of 5 on the Mohs scale, yellow color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Dualite?

Dualite typically appears in yellow. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

Dualite has a hardness of 5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

How to Identify Dualite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Dualite?

Dualite is a very rare and complex mineral of the eudialyte group, its complexity being expressed in its formula Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9. The formula is simplified as it does not show the presence of cyclic silicate groups. The name of the mineral comes from its dual nature: zircono- and titanosilicate at once. Dualite has two modules in its structure: alluaivite one and eudialyte one. After alluaivite and labyrinthite it stands for third representative of the eudialyte group with essential titanium.

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Formation of Dualite

Dualite was found in peralkaline pegmatoid rock at Mt Alluaiv, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula Russia. It associates with aegirine, alkaline amphibole, cancrinite, eudialyte, K-Na feldspar, lamprophyllite, lomonosovite, lovozerite, nepheline, sodalite, sphalerite, villiaumite, and vuonnemite.

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