glaukonit

[H.P.Langenbach]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Roadkill:
<strong>John D., you should at least make this look hard.
Post away. I've got the info but its all in German.

rk</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Hello friends

what I have found about "Glaukonit" is that it is the name of a mineral as specified below.
@Roadkill: Maybe you can post me the info you have got in German and I try to translate it.
regards from germany
Peter

Glauconite
VIII - Phyllosilicates (Mica Group)

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Name Glauconite
Chemistry (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2[(OH)2|(SiAl)4O10]
Hardness 2
Lustre dull
Colour olive green, black green, bluish green
Streak white
Density [g/cm3] 2.2 - 2.8
Crystal habit monoclinic, crystals tiny
Cleavage, Fracture
other characteristics and occurrences glauconite = Fe-rich illite
also grained, earthy, foliated, in marine sediments close to the coast


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