Zektzerite
Zektzeriet, Zektzerit, Zektzerita, Цектцерит, 鈉鋰鋯閃石, ｾﾞｸﾂｧｰ石, 젝트저라이트
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
extremely rare (world rarities)
relatively rare organic material
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: NaLiZrSi6O15
Mineral Class: silicates Crystal System: orthorhombic Mohs Scale: 6 Density (g/cm3): 2.79 - 2.80 Refractive Index: 1.582 - 1.584 Cleavage: perfect Colors: colorless, white, cream, pink Transparency: transparent - durchscheinend Luster: vitreous - pearly Fluorescence: SW UV: blue, yellow? Pleochroism: - Largest Crystal: 3.7 cm ? Deposits: Washington Pass / Okanogan County / Washington / USA, Dara-i-Pioz / Alai (Alayskiy) Range / Tien Shan Mts. / Tajikistan, Del Salto Pluton / Aysén Prov. / Chile Discovery: 1966? 1968? 1st Description: 1976 Name: in honor of the U.S. mathematician and geologist Jack Zektzer (1936 - ) |
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Zektzerite Mineral (UV)
Size: Micro Photo (appr. 0.8 cm) Origin: Washington Pass / Okanogan County / Washington / USA Photo by kind permission of © Saul Krotki |
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Zektzerite Mineral (UV) on Microcline
Size: 2.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm Origin: Early Winters Creek / Washington Pass / Okanogan County / Washington / USA Photo by kind permission of © Mark Mauthner |
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Zektzerite
Size: 1.11 x 0.6 cm Weight: 1.62 ct Origin: Washington Pass / Okanogan County / Washington / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Zektzerite Mineral
Size: 4.7 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm Origin: Washington Pass / Okanogan County / Washington / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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