Formula: CaBSiO₄(OH)
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs scale: 5 - 5.5
Density (g/cm³): 2.96 - 3
Cleavage: -
Colors: colorless, whitish, greenish, yellow, rose, red, green, blue
Luster: vitreous
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: -
Largest Datolite: 15 cm (Dal'negorsk / Primorskiy Kraj / Russia)
Deposits: worldwide
1st Description: 1892

Datolite Mineral

Origin: Dal'negorsk / Primorskiy Kraj / Russia

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Datolite

Origin: Dal'negorsk / Primorskiy Kraj / Russia

Weight: 2.83 ct

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Datolite Mineral

Origin: Dal'negorsk / Primorskiy Kraj / Russia

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Datolite

Origin: Russia

Weight: 3.47 ct

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Datolite Mineral

Size: 3.40 x 3.20 cm

Origin: Russia

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Datolite

Origin: Dal'negorsk / Primorskiy Kraj / Russia

Weight: 0.48 ct

Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com, Dr. Laurent Sikirdji.

Datolite Mineral

Origin: Wessel's Mine / Kalahari Manganese Fields / South Africa

Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky.