Bystrite

Tectosilicate

Bystrite is a silicate mineral with the formula (Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5•(H2O), and a member of the cancrinite mineral group. It is a hexagonal crystal, with a 3m point group. The mineral may have been named after the Malaya Bystraya deposits in Russia, where it was found.

Bystrite is a cancrinite mineral and exhibits similar physical properties, composition and structure as other cancrinites.

Identification

Color of mineral

Yellow

Mohs scale ( mineral hardness )

The streak

Yellow

Density ( specific gravity )

1.584

1.66

Luster ( interacts light )

Vitreous

Crystal ( diaphaneity )

Trigonal