Steacyite

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Steacyite
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Steacyite crystals from the type locality of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
General
CategoryCyclosilicate
Formula Kvariable(Ca,Na)2(Th,U)Si8O20
IMA symbol Scy [1]
Strunz classification 9.CH.10
Crystal system Tetragonal
Crystal class Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm)
H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
Space group P4/mcc
Identification
ColorGray, dark brown, green, beige
Mohs scale hardness5
Luster Vitreous, greasy, dull
Diaphaneity Translucent, opaque
Other characteristics Radioactive.svg Radioactive

Steacyite is a complex silicate mineral containing thorium and uranium; formula K variable(Ca,Na)2(Th,U)Si 8 O 20. It forms small brown or yellow green crystals, often cruciform twinned crystals. It is radioactive. It was discovered at Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec in 1982 and is named after Harold Robert Steacy (1923–2012), mineralogist. [2]

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  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi: 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 . S2CID   235729616.
  2. Dunn, P.J.; Fleischer, M.; Burns, R.G.; Pabst, A. (1983). "New mineral names" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 68: 471–000. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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