Aspidolite Mineral Data

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General Aspidolite Information

Chemical Formula:

NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 401.15 gm

Sodium 5.73 % Na 7.73 % Na₂O

Magnesium 18.18 % Mg 30.14 % MgO

Aluminum 6.73 % Al 12.71 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 21.00 % Si 44.93 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.50 % H 4.49 % H₂O

Oxygen 47.86 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Environment:

Renamed in 1998 from sodiumphlogopite by the IMA Mica commission.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1980

Locality:

Zillertal, Tirol, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

The name is from the Greek "aspisidos", like a shield, alluding to the appearance of its crystals.

Synonym:

Natriumphlogopite

Phlogopite-Na

Sodium phlogopite

Sodiumphlogopite

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Aspidolite Crystallography

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

Physical Properties of Aspidolite

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect

Color:

Light brown, White, Greenish, Red.

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

white

Calculated Properties of Aspidolite

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02821
Boson Index = 0.97179

Photoelectric:

PE_Aspidolite= 1.50 barns/electron
U=PE_Aspidolite x r_electron= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Aspidolite is Not Radioactive

Aspidolite Classification

Dana Class:

71.2.2b.13 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.2)with 2:1 Layers

(71.2.2b)Mica Group (Biotite subgroup)

71.2.2b.1 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.1a Tetra-ferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

71.2.2b.1b Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.2 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.3 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.3a Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.4 Tetra-ferri-annite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.5 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.5a Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

71.2.2b.6 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.7 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

71.2.2b.8 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.8a Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.8b Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

71.2.2b.9 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.10 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.11 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.12 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.13 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.14 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.15 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.16 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.2.2b.17 IMA2004-049! NaMg3(AlSi3)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/H.11-70 VIII - Silicates

VIII/H - Phyllosilicates (layered) Mica like layered silicates with [Si4O10]4- and related groups

VIII/H.11 - Mica group, Biotite series

VIII/H.11-00* Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-10 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-20 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-30 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-35 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-40 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

VIII/H.11-50 Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-60 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-70 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-80 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-90 Tetra-ferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

VIII/H.11-100 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-102 Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-105 Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-110 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-120 Tetra-ferri-annite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-130 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

VIII/H.11-140 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-150 Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

VIII/H.11-160 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

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See Also:

Links to other databases for Aspidolite :
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Aspidolite

NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Dana No: 71.2.2b.13 Strunz No: VIII/H.11-70
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