Delhayelite Mineral Data

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General Delhayelite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3•18(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 3,231.17 gm

Potassium 3.03 % K 3.64 % K₂O

Sodium 5.34 % Na 7.19 % Na₂O

Calcium 6.20 % Ca 8.68 % CaO

Aluminum 5.01 % Al 9.47 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 27.81 % Si 59.50 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 1.12 % H 10.04 % H₂O

Sulfur 0.60 % S 1.49 % SO₃

Chlorine 0.77 % Cl 0.77 % Cl

- % Cl -0.17 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 49.71 % O

Fluorine 0.41 % F 0.41 % F

- % F -0.17 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.84 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_7.5K_2.5Ca₅Al₆Si₃₂O₈₀Cl_0.7F_0.7(SO₄)_0.6·18(H₂O)

Environment:

In a kalsilite-bearing melitlite-nepheline lava.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1959

Locality:

On Mt. Sharheru, the extinct southern cone of Mt. Nyiragongo, Kivu Province, Zaire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Fernard Delhaye (1880-1946), Belgian geologist, a pioneer in the geological exploration of the northern Kivu region of Zaire.

Name Pronunciation:

Delhayelite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 24616

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Delhayelite Image

Images:

Delhayelite

Comments: Gray to creamy delhayelite crystal in matrix.
Location: Mt. Rasvumchorr, Chibiny, Kola, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 2.5x5 cm.
© Diederik Visser

Delhayelite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5298:1:0.2855

Cell Dimensions:

a = 13.06, b = 24.65, c = 7.04, Z = 1; V = 2,266.38 Den(Calc)= 2.37

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnmm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.078(1), 12.3(0.35), 6.158(0.25),

Crystal Structure:

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Cannillo E , Rossi G , Ungaretti L , Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia , 26 (1970) p.63-75, The crystal structure of delhayelite

Physical Properties of Delhayelite

Cleavage:

{010} Distinct

Color:

Colorless, Greenish gray, Light gray green.

Density:

2.6

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Hardness:

4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Delhayelite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.077 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2245,KPDmeas= 0.2046,KC= 0.2218
Ncalc = 1.53 - 1.58

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.532, b=1.532, g=1.532, bire=0.0000, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=83.

Calculated Properties of Delhayelite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.38 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Delhayelite =2.37 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Delhayelite= 2.46 barns/electron
U=PE_Delhayelite x r_electron= 5.85 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 43.87 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Delhayelite per GRapi unit = 2.28 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Delhayelite - barely detectable

Delhayelite Classification

Dana Class:

72.05.01.04 (72)Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings

(72.05)with corrugated and complex layers

(72.05.01)Rhodesite group

72.05.01.01 Rhodesite KHCa2Si8O19•5(H2O) Pmam 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.01.02 Monteregianite-(Y) (Na,K)6(Y,Ca)2Si16O38•10(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

72.05.01.03 Macdonaldite BaCa4[Si16O36(OH)2]•10(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.01.04 Delhayelite (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3•18(H2O) Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

72.05.01.05 Hydrodelhayelite KCa2AlSi7O17(OH)2•6(H2O) Pnm21 mm2

72.05.01.06 Seidite-(Ce)! Na4(Ce,Sr)2{Ti(OH)2(Si8O18)}(O,OH,F)4•5(H2O) C/2c 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.EB.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EB -Double nets with 4- and 6-membered rings

09.EB.10 Delhayelite (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3•18(H2O) Pnmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.EB.10 Hydrodelhayelite KCa2AlSi7O17(OH)2•6(H2O) Pnm21 mm2

Other Delhayelite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Delhayelite :
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

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Delhayelite

(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3•18(H2O)
Dana No: 72.05.01.04 Strunz No: 09.EB.10
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