Formula : (K,Na)2Zr[Si3O9]
System: hexagonal Hardness:5½-6 Rarity:rare
Strunz id:VIII/E.1-40 -
SILICATES
Name origin: Named after Arthur Wade (12 November 1878 at Halifax, Yorkshire, England - 8 April 1951, Mermaid Beach, Queensland, Australia), British-born Australian petroleum geologist, who first collected the material.
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