Poudretteite: Poudretteite Mineral Information And Data

Chemical Formula: KNa2B3Si12O30

Locality: From Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.

Name Origin: Named for the Poudrette family, operators of the quarry where type material was discovered.

Poudretteite is an extremely rare mineral and gemstone that was first discovered as minute crystals in Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, during the 1960s. The mineral was named for the Poudrette family because they operated a quarry in the Mont St. Hilaire area where poudretteite was originally found.

History

Discovery date : 1987

Town of Origin : MONT SAINT-HILAIRE, ROUVILLE CO., QUEBEC

Country of Origin: CANADA

Physical properties

Hardness : 5,00

Density : 2,51

Color : colorless; pale pink

Luster : vitreous

Streak: white

Break : conchoidal; splintery

Cleavage : NO