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Molecular Weight = 408.49 gm |
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Calcium 39.24 % Ca 54.91 % CaO |
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Silicon 13.75 % Si 29.42 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.25 % H 2.21 % H2O |
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Carbon 2.94 % C 10.77 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 39.17 % O |
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Fluorine 4.65 % F 4.65 % F |
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F -1.96 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Ca4Si2O6(CO3)(OH)F |
Alteration product of spurrite in spurrite-gehlenite skarns. Possible Order-Disorder structure tilleyite-type and tobermorite-type. |
Approved IMA 1977 |
Bicchu, Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the locality. |
Fukalite |
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| | Fukalite Crystallographya:b:c =1.4497:1:6.1957 |
a = 5.48, b = 3.78, c = 23.42, Z = 2; V = 485.13 Den(Calc)= 2.80 |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Bm21b, Bmmb, B2mb |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.854(1), 3.084(0.9), 2.926(0.65), |
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| Physical Properties of FukaliteWhite, Light brown. |
2.77 |
Translucent |
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals. |
4 - Fluorite |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
white |
| Optical Properties of FukaliteCI meas= -0.052 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.041 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2174,KPDmeas= 0.2197,KC= 0.2089 Ncalc = 1.58 Biaxial (+/-), a=1.595, b=1.605, g=1.626, bire=0.0310, 2V(Calc)=70, 2V(Meas)=90. |
| Calculated Properties of FukaliteBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.80 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Fukalite =2.80 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.007463203 |
Boson Index = 0.992536797 PEFukalite = 5.40 barns/electron |
U=PEFukalite x rElectron Density= 15.10 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Fukalite is Not Radioactive | Fukalite Classification78.04.03.01 (78)Unclassified silicates |
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(78.04)possible inosilicates |
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(78.04.03)Dana Group |
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09.DQ.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DQ -Modular Inosilicate-Sorosilicate Structures |
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| Other Fukalite InformationNAME( Dana8, AmMin v94:323) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Fukalite : |
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 Search for Fukalite using: Visit our Advertisers for Fukalite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Fukalite Mineral Data : Ask about Fukalite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Fukalite Specimen Label here :
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