How do I identify Lorenzenite?

Lorenzenite can be identified by its hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale, Pale purple-brown color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Lorenzenite?

Lorenzenite typically appears in Pale purple-brown, pale pink to mauve, brown to black. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Lorenzenite?

Lorenzenite has a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

How to Identify Lorenzenite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Lorenzenite?

Lorenzenite is a rare sodium titanium silicate mineral with the formula Na2Ti2Si2O9 It is an orthorhombic mineral, variously found as colorless, grey, pinkish, or brown crystals. It was first identified in 1897 in rock samples from Narsarsuk, Greenland. In 1947 it was discovered to be the same as the mineral ramsayite (now a synonym of lorenzenite), discovered in the 1920s in the Kola peninsula of Russia. It is also found in northern Canada. It occurs in nepheline syenites and pegmatites in association with aegirine, nepheline, microcline, arfvedsonite, elpidite, loparite, eudialyte, astrophyllite, mangan-neptunite, lavenite, rinkite, apatite, titanite and ilmenite. It was named in honor of Danish mineralogist Johannes Theodor Lorenzen (1855–1884).

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