General Information: Chemical Formula:(Na,Ca)Al4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·2(H2O)
IMA Status:Approved IMA 1963
Locality:Blue Mountain district, Marble, Garland County, Arkansas, USA.
Name Origin:Named for E. W. Rector (1849-), legislator and lawyer of Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[???] Perfect
Color:yellowish white or white.
Habits:Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite)., ,
Hardness:1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum
Luster:Earthy (Dull)
Streak:white
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General Information: Chemical Formula:Na0,5(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)8O18(OH)12·5(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 952.59 gm)
Sodium 1.21 %
NaMagnesium 5.10 %
MgAluminum 28.32 %
AlSilicon 17.69 %
SiHydrogen 2.33 %
H Oxygen 45.35 %
O Empirical Formula: Na0.5Mg2Si6Al10O10(OH)12·5(H2O)
Environment:Hydrothermal alteration product of tuffs, andesites, sediments, and so on.
Locality:Al-tosudite - Alushta, Crimea, Russia. Mg-tosudite - Kamakita mine, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Li-tosudite - Himalaya pegmatite, San Diego County, Californina, USA.
Name Origin:Named for Toshio Sudo (1911-), Japanexe mineralogist and crystallographer, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Perfect
Color:azure, blue white, green, yellow, or white.
Density:2.42
Habits:Massive - Lamellar - Distinctly foliated fine-grained forms., ,
Hardness:1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:white
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