Shortite
Shortiet, Shortit, Shortita, Шортит, ｼｫｰﾄ石, 碳鈉鈣石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: Na2Ca2(CO3)3
Mineral class: carbonates Crystal system: orthorhombic Mohs scale: 3 - 4.5 Density (g/cm3): 2.63 Refractive index: 1.531 - 1.57 Cleavage: distinct Colors: colorless, yellow Transparency: transparent Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: SW UV: yellowish Pleochroism: - Largest crystal: 3 cm? Deposits: Canada, India, Russia, Tajikistan, Uganda, USA Discovery: 1939 1st Description: 1939 (Fahey) Name: in honor of the U.S. mineralogist Maxwell Naylor Short (1889 - 1952) |
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Shortite Mineral
Image width: 0.5 cm Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Shortite
Weight: 0.40 ct Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.rocklogic.biz |
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Shortite Mineral
Size: 3.2 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm, Crystal: 1 cm Origin: Green River Formation / Sweetwater County / Wyoming / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.minservice.com |
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Shortite
Size: 0.81 x 0.61 cm Weight: 1.32 ct Origin: Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Shortite Mineral
Size: 3.0 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Shortite
Weight: 0.76 ct Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.classicgems.net |
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Shortite
Weight: 0.18 ct Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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