Sonolite
Sonolite is named after its discovery locality, in the Sono manganese mine, Japan.
Sonolite forms transparent to translucent red-orange, reddish brown, pinkish brown to dark brown granular masses or prismatic to anhedral crystals up to 2.5 cm.
Sonolite is a very rare gem.
Sonolite forms transparent to translucent red-orange, reddish brown, pinkish brown to dark brown granular masses or prismatic to anhedral crystals up to 2.5 cm.
Sonolite is a very rare gem.
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| Chemical Formula |
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| Physical Properties of Sonolite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohs Hardness | 5.5, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Specific Gravity | 3.82 to 4.00, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Optical Properties of Sonolite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Refractive Index | 1.763 to 1.793, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Optical Character | Biaxial/-, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Colour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colour (General) | Brown, dark brown, reddish brown to reddish orange; colorless in thin section., Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Transparency | Transparent, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lustre | Vitreous,Dull (Earthy), Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Crystallography of Sonolite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal System | Monoclinic, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Habit | Crystals prismatic to anhedral, to 2.5 cm; granular., Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Geological Environment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Where found: | In metamorphosed manganese-rich deposits., Handbook of mineralogy (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Further Information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral information: | Sonolite information at mindat.org | |||||||||||||||||