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General Dmisteinbergite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: CaAl2Si2O8
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 278.21 gm
   Calcium   14.41 %  Ca   20.16 % CaO
   Aluminum  19.40 %  Al   36.65 % Al2O3
   Silicon   20.19 %  Si   43.19 % SiO2
   Oxygen    46.01 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CaAl2Si2O8
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1990
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 26486
  IMA1989-010
  PDF 31-248
 

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Dmisteinbergite   Wairakite

Comments: Pearly platy crystalline dmisteinbergite with dull white wairakite on matrix.
Location: Kurumazawa, Katashina, Gumma, Japan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Dmisteinbergite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:2.88578
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.122, c = 14.781, Z = 2; V = 335.83 Den(Calc)= 2.75
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6/mmm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.73(1), 2.57(0.8), 2.85(0.7),
 

Physical Properties of Dmisteinbergite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Colorless.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 6 - Orthoclase
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Dmisteinbergite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= -0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.21,KC= 0.208
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (+), w=1.575, e=1.58, bire=0.0050.
 

Calculated Properties of Dmisteinbergite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.73 gm/cc
note: rDmisteinbergite =2.75 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00984
Boson Index = 0.99016
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEDmisteinbergite = 3.12 barns/electron
U=PEDmisteinbergite x relectron= 8.50 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Dmisteinbergite is Not Radioactive

 

Dmisteinbergite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 76.1.7.1 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework
  (76.1)with Al-Si frameworks
  (76.1.7)Dana Group
 
76.1.7.1 Dmisteinbergite CaAl2Si2O8 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/J.07-75 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/J - Tectosilicates (network) without anions unfamiliar to the tetraheders
  VIII/J.07 - Feldspar group, Anorthoclase - Anorthite - Banalcite series
 
VIII/J.07-10 Anorthoclase (Na,K)AlSi3O8 C1 1
 
VIII/J.07-20 Albite NaAlSi3O8 C1 1
 
VIII/J.07-30 Oligoclase (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
 
VIII/J.07-40 Andesine* (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
 
VIII/J.07-50 Labradorite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
 
VIII/J.07-60 Bytownite* (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 C1 1
 
VIII/J.07-70 Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 P1,I1 1
 
VIII/J.07-75 Dmisteinbergite CaAl2Si2O8 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/J.07-80 Svyatoslavite CaAl2Si2O8 P 21 2
 
VIII/J.07-90 Stronalsite SrNa2Al4Si4O16 I bam,Iba2 Ortho
 
VIII/J.07-100 Banalsite BaNa2Al4Si4O16 I bam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/J.07-110 Filatovite! K[(Al,Zn)2(As,Si)2O8] I2/c 2/m
 

Other Dmisteinbergite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,19)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Dmisteinbergite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 -École des Mines de Paris

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Dmisteinbergite

CaAl2Si2O8
Dana No: 76.1.7.1 Strunz No: VIII/J.07-75
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