Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Habit:
Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit.
Habit:
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Hardness:
8-8.5 - Between Topaz and Chrysoberyl
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
Optical Properties of Ferrotaaffeite-6N3S
Dichroism (e):
pale grayish brown.
Dichroism (w):
pale greenish.
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas= 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1951,KPDmeas= 0.1941,KC= 0.2009 Ncalc = 1.81 - 1.82
Optical Data:
Uniaxial (-), w=1.79.
RL Anisotrophism:
Very weak.
RL Color:
Gray.
Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Ferrotaaffeite-6N3S in Air
λ
R
∑ R(λ)
470 nm
8.34
546 nm
8.11
589 nm
8.01
650 nm
7.86
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Calculated Properties of Ferrotaaffeite-6N3S
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.93 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Ferrotaaffeite-6N3S =4.05 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.02 Boson Index = 0.98
Photoelectric:
PEFerrotaaffeite-6N3S = 8.44 barns/electron U=PEFerrotaaffeite-6N3S x rElectron Density= 33.16 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Ferrotaaffeite-6N3S is Not Radioactive
Chemical Formula: 
