Fluorannite Mineral Data

Fluorannite Mineral Data

General Fluorannite Information

Chemical Formula:

KFe++3AlSi3O10F2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 473.80 gm

Potassium 7.43 % K 8.95 % K₂O

Lithium 0.29 % Li 0.63 % Li₂O

Magnesium 1.03 % Mg 1.70 % MgO

Aluminum 7.97 % Al 15.06 % Al₂O₃

Iron 27.11 % Fe 34.88 % FeO

Silicon 16.60 % Si 35.51 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.11 % H 0.95 % H₂O

Oxygen 35.46 % O

Fluorine 4.01 % F 4.01 % F

- % F -1.69 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

K_0.9Fe²⁺_1.8Fe²⁺_0.5Mg_0.2Li_0.2Al_1.4SI_2.8O₁₀F(OH)_0.5

Environment:

Rock forming mineral in the upper part of an A-type granite (Huangshan granite).F-analogue of annite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Western suburb of Suzhou City, near Shanghai, eastern China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as fluorine-rich annite.

Synonym:

IMA1999-048

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Fluorannite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5781:1:1.0931

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.37, b = 9.289, c = 10.154, Z = 2; beta = 100.49° V = 498.04 Den(Calc)= 3.16

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 10.09(1)(001), 3.336(0.56)(003), 5.02(0.13)(002),1.671(0.1), 2.004(0.1), 2.507(0.1)(131,004), 2.649(0.1), 2.933(0.1), 3.16(0.1),

Physical Properties of Fluorannite

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect

Color:

Iron black.

Density:

3.15 - 3.2, Average = 3.17

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Fracture:

Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Habit:

Foliated - Two dimensional platy forms.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

gray

Optical Properties of Fluorannite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1996,KPDmeas= 0.1986,KC= 0.1986

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.596, b=1.648, g=1.648, bire=0.0520

Calculated Properties of Fluorannite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.09 gm/cc
note: r_Fluorannite=3.18 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01492
Boson Index = 0.98508

Photoelectric:

PE_Fluorannite= 9.76 barns/electron
U=PE_Fluorannite x r_electron= 30.20 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 104.38 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Fluorannite - barely detectable

Fluorannite Classification

Dana Class:

71.2.2b.3a (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.2)with 2:1 Layers

(71.2.2b)Mica Group (Biotite subgroup)

71.2.2b.1 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.1a Tetra-ferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

71.2.2b.1b Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.2 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.3 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.3a Fluorannite ! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.4 Tetra-ferri-annite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.5 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.5a Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

71.2.2b.6 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.7 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

71.2.2b.8 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.8a Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.8b Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

71.2.2b.9 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.10 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.11 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.12 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.13 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.14 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.15 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.2.2b.16 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.2.2b.17 IMA2004-049! NaMg3(AlSi3)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/H.11-105 VIII - Silicates

VIII/H - Phyllosilicates (layered) Mica like layered silicates with [Si4O10]4- and related groups

VIII/H.11 - Mica group, Biotite series

VIII/H.11-00* Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-10 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-20 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-30 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-35 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-40 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

VIII/H.11-50 Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-60 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-70 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-80 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-90 Tetra-ferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

VIII/H.11-100 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-102 Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-105 Fluorannite KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-110 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-120 Tetra-ferri-annite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-130 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

VIII/H.11-140 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/H.11-150 Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

VIII/H.11-160 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Fluorannite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, Vol 86, p 1534) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 86, p 1534) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol 86, p 1534)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Fluorannite :
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

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Fluorannite

KFe++3AlSi3O10F2
Dana No: 71.2.2b.3a Strunz No: VIII/H.11-105
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