Aqualite Mineral Data

Aqualite Mineral Data

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General Aqualite Information

Chemical Formula:

(H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,812.45 gm

Potassium 2.09 % K 2.51 % K₂O

Sodium 2.45 % Na 3.31 % Na₂O

Strontium 1.56 % Sr 1.84 % SrO

Calcium 8.55 % Ca 11.96 % CaO

Zirconium 9.73 % Zr 13.14 % ZrO₂

Silicon 25.96 % Si 55.55 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 1.18 % H 10.57 % H₂O

Chlorine 1.26 % Cl 1.26 % Cl

- % Cl -0.28 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 47.22 % O

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100.00 % 99.86 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

H₃O₈Na₃K_1.5Sr_0.5Ca₆Zr₃Si₂₆O₆₆(OH)₉Cl

Environment:

Eudialyte group; structure determined

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)

Synonym:

IMA2002-066

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Aqualite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.21906

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.078, c = 31.24, Z = 3; V = 5,361.96 Den(Calc)= 2.61

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.987(1), 4.39(1), 2.85(0.79),10.5(0.44), 6.63(0.43), 7.06(0.42), 3.624(0.41), 11.43(0.39),

Physical Properties of Aqualite

Color:

Pink.

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Aqualite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= 0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2184,KC= 0.2222

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.569, e=1.571, bire=0.0020.

Calculated Properties of Aqualite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.60 gm/cc
note: r_Aqualite=2.61 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02447
Boson Index = 0.97553

Photoelectric:

PE_Aqualite= 16.65 barns/electron
U=PE_Aqualite x r_electron= 43.21 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 29.93 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Aqualite - barely detectable

Aqualite Classification

Dana Class:

64.1.1.15 (64)Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups

(64.1)with mixed ring types

(64.1.1)Eudialyte Group

64.1.1.1 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

64.1.1.2 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl·2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

64.1.1.3 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2·2(H2O) R 3m 3m

64.1.1.4 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.5 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.6 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

64.1.1.7 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.8 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl·2-3H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.9 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.11 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.12 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.13 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.14 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.15 Aqualite ! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m

64.1.1.16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

64.1.1.17 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.18 IMA2004-026! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.19 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m

Strunz Class:

VIII/EX.00-00 VIII - Silicates

VIII/EX - Unclassified Strunz Cyklosilicates

VIII/EX.00 - Eudialyte Group

Other Aqualite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Aqualite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Aqualite

(H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl
Dana No: 64.1.1.15 Strunz No: VIII/EX.00-00
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