How do I identify Sabinaite?

Sabinaite can be identified by its Colourless to white color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Sabinaite?

Sabinaite typically appears in Colourless to white. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How to Identify Sabinaite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Sabinaite?

Sabinaite (Na4Zr2TiO4(CO3)4) is a rare carbonate mineral. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system as colorless to white prisms within cavities. It is more typically found as powdery coatings and masses. It has a specific gravity of 3.36. It has been found in vugs in a carbonatite sill on Montreal Island and within sodalite syenite in the alkali intrusion at Mont Saint-Hilaire in Quebec, Canada. It was first described in 1980 for an occurrence in the Francon quarry, Montreal Island. It is named after Ann Sabina (1930–2015), a mineralogist working for the Geological Survey of Canada.

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