General Hainite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,456.09 gm |
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Sodium 5.53 % Na 7.45 % Na2O |
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Calcium 23.40 % Ca 32.74 % CaO |
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La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm, 1.98 % RE 2.31 % REE2O3 |
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Zirconium 5.01 % Zr 6.77 % ZrO2 |
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Titanium 4.93 % Ti 8.23 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 1.89 % Mn 2.44 % MnO |
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Iron 0.96 % Fe 1.23 % FeO |
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Silicon 15.04 % Si 32.19 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 30.44 % O |
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Fluorine 10.83 % F 10.83 % F |
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- %
F -4.56 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 99.62 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Na3.5Ca8.5REE0.2Ti1.5Zr0.8Mn2+0.5Fe2+0.25Si7.8O27.7F8.3 |
Environment: |
In cavities and embedded in the groundmass of a phonolite. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1893 |
Locality: |
Hradiste Mountain, (formerly named Hoher Hain) near Mildenau, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
For the locality. |
Synonym: |
Giannettite |
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Hainite Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.7819:1:1.3205 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.676, b = 7.259, c = 9.586, Z = 1; alpha = 101.08°, beta = 101.14°, gamma = 90.27° V = 380.29 Den(Calc)= 6.36 |
Crystal System: |
Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.961(1), 3.073(0.9), 1.896(0.7), |
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Physical Properties of Hainite
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Cleavage: |
[010] Perfect, [100] Indistinct |
Color: |
Honey yellow, Wine yellow. |
Density: |
3.148 |
Diaphaniety: |
Translucent |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
Habit: |
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. |
Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
Luster: |
Adamantine |
Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Hainite
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Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.059 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.476 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.111,KPDmeas= 0.2242,KC= 0.2117 |
Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.7, b=1.705, g=1.712, bire=0.0120, 2V(Calc)=82, 2V(Meas)=Large. Dispersion r >v strong, N calculated. |
Pleochroism (x): |
colorless. |
Pleochroism (z): |
wine yellow. |
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Calculated Properties of Hainite
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Electron Density: |
relectron=3.07 gm/cc note: rHainite =3.15 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.02337 Boson Index = 0.97663 |
Photoelectric: |
PEHainite = 23.32 barns/electron U=PEHainite x relectron= 71.60 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 2,065.43 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Hainite - 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 / 8.47 cm |
44,464 |
1.20E-06 |
2,065.43 |
0.68 |
| 100 gm / 3.93 cm |
4,446 |
1.20E-07 |
206.54 |
0.07 |
| 10 gm / 1.82 cm |
445 |
1.20E-08 |
20.65 |
0.01 |
| 1 gm / 8.47 mm |
44 |
1.20E-09 |
2.07 |
0.00 |
| 0.1 gm / 3.93 mm |
4 |
1.20E-10 |
0.21 |
0.00 |
| 0.01 gm / 1.82 mm |
0 |
1.20E-11 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
| 0.001 gm / 0.85 mm |
0 |
1.20E-12 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Weight of pure Hainite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.15 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure (
360 mRem)
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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 ( 0.10 % Th) From Sum REE Elements ( 1.98 % REE)
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Hainite Classification
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Dana Class: |
56.2.4.9 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O |
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(56.2)with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination |
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(56.2.4)Cuspidine - Wohlerite group |
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56.2.4.1 Baghdadite Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9 P 21/a 2/m |
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56.2.4.2 Burpalite Na2CaZrSi2O7F2 P 21/a 2/m |
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56.2.4.3 Cuspidine Ca4Si2O7(F,OH)2 P 21/c 2/m |
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56.2.4.4 Lavenite (Na,Ca)2(Mn,Fe)(Zr,Ti,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F) P 21/a 2/m |
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56.2.4.5 Wohlerite NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2 P 21/m 2/m |
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56.2.4.6 Niocalite Ca14Nb2(Si2O7)4O6F2 Pa m |
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56.2.4.7 Hiortdahlite (Ca,Na,Y)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O7(F,O,OH)2 P1 1 |
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56.2.4.8 Rosenbuschite (Ca,Na)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O8F P1 1 |
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56.2.4.9 Hainite Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8 P1 1 |
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56.2.4.10 Janhaugite (Na,Ca)3(Mn,Fe)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2Si4O15(OH,F,O)3 P 21/n 2/m |
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56.2.4.11 Jennite Ca9Si6O18(OH)6·8H2O P1 1 |
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56.2.4.12 Komarovite (Ca,Mn)2(Nb,Ti)2Si2O7(O,F)2·3.5(H2O) Unk Ortho |
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56.2.4.13 Na-komarovite? Na6CaNb6[Si4O12F2·4(H2O) C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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56.2.4.14 Suolunite Ca2Si2O5(OH)2·(H2O) F dd2 mm2 |
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56.2.4.15 Mongolite Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10·5(H2O) Unk Tetra |
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56.2.4.16 Kristiansenite! Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) C1 1 |
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56.2.4.17 Kochite! Na2(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Mn,Ca)2Zr2Ti2(Si2O7)4(O,F)4F4 P1 1 |
Strunz Class: |
VIII/C.12-60 VIII - Silicates |
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VIII/C - Sorosilicates with [Si2O7]6-, with anions unfamiliar to tetraheders [O,OH,F] |
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VIII/C.12 - Götzenite - Nacareniobsite-(Ce) series |
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VIII/C.12-10 Mosandrite Na(Na,Ca)2(Ca,Ce,Y)4(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si2O7)2(O,F)2F3 P 21 2 |
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VIII/C.12-20 Rinkite! Na(Na,Ca)2(Ca,Ce)4(Ti,Nb)(Si2O7)2(O,F)2 P 21 2 |
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VIII/C.12-30 Nacareniobsite-(Ce) NbNa3Ca3(Ce,La)(Si2O7)2OF3 P 21/a 2/m |
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VIII/C.12-40 Rosenbuschite (Ca,Na)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O8F P1 1 |
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VIII/C.12-50 Gotzenite (Ca,Na)3(Ti,Al)Si2O7(F,OH)2 P1 1 |
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VIII/C.12-55 Kochite! Na2(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Mn,Ca)2Zr2Ti2(Si2O7)4(O,F)4F4 P1 1 |
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VIII/C.12-60 Hainite Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8 P1 1 |
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Other Hainite Information
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References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p937,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p937,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Hainite :
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 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 -QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - WWW-MINCRYST
14 -École des Mines de Paris
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Hainite
Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8
Dana No: 56.2.4.9 Strunz No: VIII/C.12-60
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