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General Dusmatovite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: K(K,Na,[ ])(Mn++,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,176.31 gm
   Potassium   5.32 %  K     6.41 % K2O
   Sodium      0.59 %  Na    0.79 % Na2O
   Lithium     0.44 %  Li    0.95 % Li2O
   Yttrium     4.53 %  Y     5.76 % Y2O3
   Zirconium   1.55 %  Zr    2.10 % ZrO2
   Manganese   5.60 %  Mn    8.05 % Mn2O3
   Zinc       12.51 %  Zn   15.57 % ZnO
   Silicon    28.65 %  Si   61.29 % SiO2
   Oxygen     40.80 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.92 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: K1.6Na0.3Mn3+1.2Y0.6Zr0.2Zn2.25Li0.75Si12O30
Help on Environment: Environment: In a pegmatite boulder in a glacial moraine.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1995
Help on Locality: Locality: The Dara-i-Pioz alkaline massif, Tien Shan, Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For Vyacheslav Djuraevitch Dusmatov (1936-), Mineralogist and geologist who has done much work at the locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1994-010
 

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Dusmatovite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:1.3987
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 10.218, c = 14.292, Z = 2; V = 1,292.28 Den(Calc)= 3.02
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6/mcc
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.25(1), 2.548(0.52), 3.75(0.5),4.15(0.45),
 

Physical Properties of Dusmatovite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Blue, Dirty blue, Violet brown.
Help on Density: Density: 2.96
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.
Help on Habit: Habit: Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: pale blue
 

Optical Properties of Dusmatovite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.062 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1947,KPDmeas= 0.1986,KC= 0.2075
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (-), e=1.586, w=1.59, bire=0.0040.
 

Calculated Properties of Dusmatovite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.88 gm/cc
note: rDusmatovite =2.96 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.02078
Boson Index = 0.97922
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEDusmatovite = 16.74 barns/electron
U=PEDusmatovite x relectron= 48.26 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 74.72 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Dusmatovite - barely detectable

 

Dusmatovite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 63.2.1a.11 (63)Cyclosilicate Condensed Rings
  (63.2)Milarite - Osumilite type (6x2) Double Rings
  (63.2.1a)Milarite - Osumilite group (Milarite - Osumilite subgroup)
 
63.2.1a.1 Brannockite KSn2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.2 Chayesite K(Mg,Fe)4Fe(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.3 Darapiosite KNa2Zr[Li(Mn,Zr)2Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.4 Eifelite KNa3Mg4Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.5 Merrihueite (K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.6 Osumilite-(Fe) (K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.7 Osumilite-(Mg) (K,Na)(Mg,Fe)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.8 Poudretteite KNa2B3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.9 Sugilite KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.10 Yagiite (Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.11 Dusmatovite K(K,Na,[])(Mn,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.12 Milarite K2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60·(H2O) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.13 Sogdianite (K,Na)2(Li,Fe,Al)3ZrSi12O30 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.14 Roedderite (Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.15 Berezanskite! KLi3Ti2Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.16 Shibkovite! K(Ca,Mn,Na)2(K2-x,[]x)2ZnSi12O30(x~0.8) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.17 Trattnerite! (Fe,Mg)2(Mg,Fe)3(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.18 Almarudite! K([],Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
63.2.1a.19 IMA2003-045a! (Sc,Ca)2KBe3Si12O30 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/E.22-135 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/E - Cyklosilicates, double six rings [Si12O30]12-
  VIII/E.22 - Millarite - Osumilite series
 
VIII/E.22-10 Poudretteite KNa2B3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-20 Milarite K2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60·(H2O) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-22 Almarudite! K([],Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-25 Trattnerite! (Fe,Mg)2(Mg,Fe)3(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-30 Eifelite KNa3Mg4Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-40 Roedderite (Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-50 Chayesite K(Mg,Fe)4Fe(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-60 Merrihueite (K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-70 Yagiite (Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-80 Osumilite-(Mg) (K,Na)(Mg,Fe)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-90 Osumilite-(Fe) (K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-100 Emeleusite Na4Li2Fe2Si12O30 Pnna 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-110 Sugilite KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-120 Sogdianite (K,Na)2(Li,Fe,Al)3ZrSi12O30 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-125 Berezanskite! KLi3Ti2Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-130 Darapiosite KNa2Zr[Li(Mn,Zr)2Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-133 Shibkovite! K(Ca,Mn,Na)2(K2-x,[]x)2ZnSi12O30(x~0.8) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-135 Dusmatovite K(K,Na,[])(Mn,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-140 Brannockite KSn2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.22-150 Armenite BaCa2Al6Si9O30·2(H2O) Pnc2 mm2
 

Other Dusmatovite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( MinRec, Vol 28, No 3) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.82,p430,1997) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, Vol 28, No 3)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Dusmatovite :
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 10 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Dusmatovite

K(K,Na,[ ])(Mn++,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30
Dana No: 63.2.1a.11 Strunz No: VIII/E.22-135
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