Bystrite Mineral Data

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General Bystrite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5•(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,106.92 gm

Potassium 6.36 % K 7.66 % K₂O

Sodium 10.80 % Na 14.56 % Na₂O

Calcium 3.62 % Ca 5.07 % CaO

Aluminum 14.14 % Al 26.71 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 15.73 % Si 33.65 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.18 % H 1.63 % H₂O

Sulfur 13.04 % S 13.04 % S^2-

- % S -6.50 % -O=S

Oxygen 36.13 % O

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100.00 % 95.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_5.2K_1.8CaSi_6.2Al_5.8O₂₄S_4.5•(H₂O)

Environment:

In a lazurite deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1991

Locality:

In the Malaya Bystraya lazurite deposit, south of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Bystrite

Synonym:

ICSD 39458

IMA1990-008

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Bystrite Image

Images:

Bystrite Lazulite

Comments: Brownish-yellow bystrite grains with blue lazulite in an igneous rock.
Location: Malo-Bystrinskoye lazurite deposit, Tunka Valley, Sludyanka, Lake Baikal Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 7 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Bystrite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.83236

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.855, c = 10.7, Z = 2; V = 1,531.29 Den(Calc)= 2.40

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: P 3₁c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.72(1), 3.313(0.9), 3.919(0.8),2.676(0.7), 4.824(0.7),

Crystal Structure:

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Pobedimskaya E A , Terent eva L E , Sapozhnikov A N , Kashaev A A , Dorokhova G I , Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR , 319 (1991) p.873-878, Crystal structure of bystrite

Physical Properties of Bystrite

Cleavage:

{1010} Good, {???} Poor

Color:

Yellow.

Density:

2.43

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

light yellow

Optical Properties of Bystrite

Dichroism (e):

colorless.

Dichroism (w):

deep yellow.

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.39 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.407 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2592,KPDmeas= 0.256,KC= 0.1841
Ncalc = 1.44 - 1.45

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.584, e=1.66, bire=0.0760.

Calculated Properties of Bystrite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.40 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Bystrite =2.43 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0085543004
Boson Index = 0.9914456996

Photoelectric:

PE_Bystrite= 2.97 barns/electron
U=PE_Bystrite x r_electron= 7.14 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 90.74 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Bystrite per GRapi unit = 1.10 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Bystrite - barely detectable

Bystrite Classification

Dana Class:

76.02.05.02 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework

(76.02)Feldspathoids and related species

(76.02.05)Cancrinite group

76.02.05.01 Afghanite (Na,Ca,K)8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl,CO3)3•(H2O) P 6₃/mmc, P 6₃mc, or P 62c Hex

76.02.05.02 Bystrite (Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5•(H2O) P 3₁c 3m

76.02.05.03 Cancrinite Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(CO3)2 P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.04 Cancrisilite Na7Al5Si7O24(C03)•3(H2O) P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.05 Davyne Na4K2Ca2Si6Al6O24(SO4)Cl2 P 6₃/m 6/m

76.02.05.06 Franzinite [(Na,K)30Ca10][Si30Al30O120](SO4)10•2(H2O) P 3₂1 3 2

76.02.05.07 Giuseppettite [Na42K16Ca6]S64Si48Al48O192(SO4)10Cl2•5H2O P 3₁c 3m

76.02.05.08 Hydroxycancrinite Na4(AlSiO4)3(OH)•(H2O) P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.09 Liottite (Ca,Na,K)8(Si,Al)12O24[(SO4),(CO3),Cl,OH]4•(H2O) P 6m2 6 m2

76.02.05.10 Microsommite (Na,Ca,K)7-8(Si,Al)12O24(Cl,SO4)2-3 P 6₃22 6 2 2

76.02.05.11 Pitiglianoite Na6K2Si6Al6O24(SO4)•2(H2O) P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.12 Quadridavyne (Na,K)6Ca2Al6Si6O24Cl4 P 6₃/m 6/m

76.02.05.13 Sacrofanite (Na,Ca,K)9Si6Al6O24[(OH),(SO4),(CO3),Cl)]4•n(H2O) P 6₃/mmc ? 6/m 2/m 2/m

76.02.05.14 Tounkite (Na,Ca,K)8Al6Si6O24(SO4)2Cl•(H2O) P 6₂22 6 2 2

76.02.05.15 Vishnevite (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)12O24[(SO4),(CO3),Cl2]2-4•n(H2O) P 6₃22 6 2 2

76.02.05.16 Wenkite Ba4Ca6(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2(SO4)3•n(H2O)(?) P 62m 6 m2

76.02.05.17 Marinellite! [(Na,K)42Ca6](Si36Al36O144)(SO4)8Cl2•6(H2O) P 3₁c or P 2c Trig

76.02.05.18 Farneseite! (Na37K9Ca10)S56(Si42Al42)S84O168(SO4)12•6(H2O) P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

76.02.05.19 Alloriite! Na5K1.5Ca(Si6Al6O24)(SO4)(OH)0.5•H2O P 3₁c 3m

76.02.05.20 Biachellaite (Na,Ca,K)8(Si6Al6O24)(SO4)2(OH)0.5•H2O P 3 3

76.02.05.21 IMA2008-006! [Na82.5Ca33K16.5](Si99Al99O396)(SO4)33•4H2O P 3 3

76.02.05.22 Kyanoxalite! Na7(Al5-6Si6-7O24)(C2O4)0.5-1.0•5H2O P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.23 IMA2008-065! (Na,K)6Ca2(Si6Al6O24)Cl2(CO3) P 6₃ 6

Strunz Class:

09.FB.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O

09.FB -Tektosilicates with additional anions

09.FB.05 Bystrite (Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5•(H2O) P 3₁c 3m

09.FB.05 Afghanite (Na,Ca,K)8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl,CO3)3•(H2O) P 6₃/mmc, P 6₃mc, or P 62c Hex

09.FB.05 Cancrisilite Na7Al5Si7O24(C03)•3(H2O) P 6₃ 6

09.FB.05 Cancrinite Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(CO3)2 P 6₃ 6

09.FB.05 Hydroxycancrinite Na4(AlSiO4)3(OH)•(H2O) P 6₃ 6

09.FB.05 Franzinite [(Na,K)30Ca10][Si30Al30O120](SO4)10•2(H2O) P 3₂1 3 2

09.FB.05 Liottite (Ca,Na,K)8(Si,Al)12O24[(SO4),(CO3),Cl,OH]4•(H2O) P 6m2 6 m2

09.FB.05 Davyne Na4K2Ca2Si6Al6O24(SO4)Cl2 P 6₃/m 6/m

09.FB.05 Giuseppettite [Na42K16Ca6]S64Si48Al48O192(SO4)10Cl2•5H2O P 3₁c 3m

09.FB.05 Quadridavyne (Na,K)6Ca2Al6Si6O24Cl4 P 6₃/m 6/m

09.FB.05 Pitiglianoite Na6K2Si6Al6O24(SO4)•2(H2O) P 6₃ 6

09.FB.05 Microsommite (Na,Ca,K)7-8(Si,Al)12O24(Cl,SO4)2-3 P 6₃22 6 2 2

09.FB.05 Vishnevite (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)12O24[(SO4),(CO3),Cl2]2-4•n(H2O) P 6₃22 6 2 2

09.FB.05 Sacrofanite (Na,Ca,K)9Si6Al6O24[(OH),(SO4),(CO3),Cl)]4•n(H2O) P 6₃/mmc ? 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.FB.05 Marinellite! [(Na,K)42Ca6](Si36Al36O144)(SO4)8Cl2•6(H2O) P 3₁c or P 2c Trig

09.FB.05 Tounkite (Na,Ca,K)8Al6Si6O24(SO4)2Cl•(H2O) P 6₂22 6 2 2

09.FB.05 IMA2008-065! (Na,K)6Ca2(Si6Al6O24)Cl2(CO3) P 6₃ 6

09.FB.05 Farneseite! (Na37K9Ca10)S56(Si42Al42)S84O168(SO4)12•6(H2O) P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.FB.05 Biachellaite (Na,Ca,K)8(Si6Al6O24)(SO4)2(OH)0.5•H2O P 3 3

09.FB.05 IMA2008-006! [Na82.5Ca33K16.5](Si99Al99O396)(SO4)33•4H2O P 3 3

09.FB.05 Alloriite! Na5K1.5Ca(Si6Al6O24)(SO4)(OH)0.5•H2O P 3₁c 3m

Other Bystrite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Bystrite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - MinMax(Deutsch)
11 - MinMax(English)
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Bystrite

(Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5•(H2O)
Dana No: 76.02.05.02 Strunz No: 09.FB.05
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