How do I identify Nosean?

Nosean can be identified by its hardness of 5.5 on the Mohs scale, Colorless color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Nosean?

Nosean typically appears in Colorless, white, gray, gray-brown, blue, black. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

Nosean has a hardness of 5.5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

How to Identify Nosean | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Nosean?

Nosean, also known as noselite, is a mineral of the feldspathoid group with formula: Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4). H2O. It forms isometric crystals of variable color: white, grey, blue, green, to brown. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 to 6 and a specific gravity of 2.3 to 2.4. It is fluorescent. It is found in low-silica igneous rocks. There is a solid solution between nosean and hauyne, which contains calcium. It was first described in 1815 from the Rhineland in Germany and named after the German mineralogist K. W. Nose (1753–1835). The mineral is rare but widespread, found in such diverse localities as ocean islands (e.g., Tahiti) and the La Sal Range in Utah.

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