The only reported cut catapleiite is from Mte. Ste. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, in the form of tiny colorless gems.
OPTICS: o = 1.596; e = 1.624
Uniaxial (+)
OCCURRENCE: Alkalic rocks and pegmatites.
Langesundfford District, Norway; Magnet Cove, Arkansas.
Greenland; Russia; Madagascar.
Mt. Ste. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada: cuttable crystals.
COMMENTS: The only reported cut catapleiite is from Mte. Ste. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, in the form of tiny colorless gems.
NAME: From Greek words meaning rare minerals because catapleiite is usually associated with other rare minerals.
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OPTICS: o = 1.596; e = 1.624
Uniaxial (+)
OCCURRENCE: Alkalic rocks and pegmatites.
Langesundfford District, Norway; Magnet Cove, Arkansas.
Greenland; Russia; Madagascar.
Mt. Ste. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada: cuttable crystals.
COMMENTS: The only reported cut catapleiite is from Mte. Ste. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, in the form of tiny colorless gems.
NAME: From Greek words meaning rare minerals because catapleiite is usually associated with other rare minerals.
The only reported cut catapleiite is from Mte. Ste. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, in the form of tiny colorless gems.
