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General Eudialyte Information

Chemical Formula:

Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe++,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2 (?)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 992.15 gm

Sodium 9.27 % Na 12.49 % Na₂O

Calcium 6.06 % Ca 8.48 % CaO

Cerium 7.06 % Ce 8.27 % Ce₂O₃

Yttrium 0.90 % Y 1.14 % Y₂O₃

Zirconium 9.19 % Zr 12.42 % ZrO₂

Manganese 1.66 % Mn 2.14 % MnO

Iron 3.38 % Fe 4.34 % FeO

Silicon 22.65 % Si 48.45 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.15 % H 1.36 % H₂O

Chlorine 1.79 % Cl 1.79 % Cl

- % Cl -0.40 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 37.90 % O

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100.00 % 100.48 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₄Ca_1.5Ce_0.5Fe²⁺_0.6Mn²⁺_0.3Y_0.1ZrSi₈O₂₂(OH)_1.5Cl_0.5

Environment:

Nepheline-syenite rocks.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1801

Locality:

Julianehaab district of Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

From the Greek eu - "well" and dialytos - "decomposable."

Synonym:

ICSD 68157

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Eudialyte Image

Images:

Eudialyte Natrolite

Comments: Druse of gemmy, red eudialyte crystals to 1 mm on white natrolite.
Location: Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Images:

Eudialyte Vlasovite

Comments: Transparent yellow-gray vlasovite crystal frozen in pink eudialyte matrix.
Location: Kipawa alkaline complex, near Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township, T?miscamingue Co., Qu?bec, Canada. Scale: 2x2x1 cm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals

Images:

Eudialyte Agrellite

Comments: Tan agrellite grain, with red eudialyte.
Location: Kipiwa Complex, Villedieu, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Eudialyte Gittinsite

Comments: White crystalline gittinsite with red eudialyte.
Location: Kipiwa Complex, Villedieu Township, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Eudialyte Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.10669

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.34, c = 30.21, Z = 12; V = 5,379.97 Den(Calc)= 3.67

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 7.19(1), 2.87(0.8), 5.74(0.8),

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Physical Properties of Eudialyte

Cleavage:

[0001] Imperfect

Color:

Pinkish red, Red, Yellow, Yellowish brown, Violet.

Density:

2.8 - 3, Average = 2.9

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade

Luminescence:

None.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Eudialyte

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.19 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1661,KPDmeas= 0.2103,KC= 0.205

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.606-1.61, e=1.61-1.613, bire=0.0030-0.0040.

Calculated Properties of Eudialyte

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.81 gm/cc
note: r_Eudialyte=2.90 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02187
Boson Index = 0.97813

Photoelectric:

PE_Eudialyte= 50.35 barns/electron
U=PE_Eudialyte x r_electron= 141.29 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 7,287.91 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Eudialyte is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

**Estimated Radioactivity from Eudialyte** - mild
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *	Calculated Activity Bequerols (Bq)	Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)	Estimated Activity GR(api)	Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 8.70 cm	158,171	4.27E-06	7,287.91	2.40
100 gm / 4.04 cm	15,817	4.27E-07	728.79	0.24
10 gm / 1.87 cm	1,582	4.27E-08	72.88	0.02
1 gm / 8.70 mm	158	4.27E-09	7.29	0.00
0.1 gm / 4.04 mm	16	4.27E-10	0.73	0.00
0.01 gm / 1.87 mm	2	4.27E-11	0.07	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.87 mm	0	4.27E-12	0.01	0.00

Weight of pure Eudialyte in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.90 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 0.35 % Th) From Sum REE Elements ( 7.06 % REE)

Eudialyte Classification

Dana Class:

64.1.1.1 (64)Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups

(64.1)with mixed ring types

(64.1.1)Eudialyte Group

64.1.1.1 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

64.1.1.2 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl·2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

64.1.1.3 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2·2(H2O) R 3m 3m

64.1.1.4 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.5 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.6 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

64.1.1.7 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.8 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl·2-3H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.9 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.11 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.12 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.13 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.14 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.15 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m

64.1.1.16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

64.1.1.17 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.18 IMA2004-026! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.19 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m

Strunz Class:

VIII/E.25-10 VIII - Silicates

VIII/E - Cyklosilicates, triplet rings, nine-rings and ten-rings

VIII/E.25 - Eudialyte - Alluaivite series

VIII/E.25-10 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

VIII/E.25-14 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl·2-3H2O R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-20 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-30 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2·2(H2O) R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-32 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-40 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

VIII/E.25-50 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-56 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-58 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-60 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-70 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-80 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl·2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

Other Eudialyte Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

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Eudialyte

Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe++,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2 (?)
Dana No: 64.1.1.1 Strunz No: VIII/E.25-10
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