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- 77.1.1.1 Analcime NaAlSi2O6·(H2O) P1 1
- 77.1.1.2 Pollucite (Cs,Na)2Al2Si4O12·(H2O) I a3d 4/m 3 2/m
- 77.1.1.3 Wairakite CaAl2Si4O12·2(H2O) I2/a 2/m
- 77.1.1.4 Laumontite CaAl2Si4O12·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m
- 77.1.1.5 Hsianghualite Ca3Li2Be3(SiO4)3F2 I 213 2 3
- VIII/J.16-10 Hsianghualite Ca3Li2Be3(SiO4)3F2 I 213 2 3
General Hsianghualite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca3Li2Be3(SiO4)3F2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 475.40 gm | ||
| Lithium 2.92 % Li 6.29 % Li2O | |||
| Calcium 25.29 % Ca 35.39 % CaO | |||
| Beryllium 5.69 % Be 15.78 % BeO | |||
| Silicon 17.72 % Si 37.92 % SiO2 | |||
| Oxygen 40.39 % O | |||
| Fluorine 7.99 % F 7.99 % F | |||
| - % F -3.37 % -O=F2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca3Li2Be3(SiO4)3F2 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 | ||
| Locality: |
The name is from a Chinese word for fragrant flower. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Type locality unclear, in metamorphosed Devonian limestone, Hunan Province, China. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 39389 | ||
| PDF 36-412 | |||
Hsianghualite Image | |||
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Hsianghualite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 12.864, Z = 8; V = 2,128.77 Den(Calc)= 2.97 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: I 213 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.209(1), 2.746(1), 2.09(0.9), | ||
Physical Properties of Hsianghualite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
White. | ||
| Density: |
2.97 - 3, Average = 2.98 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to Translucent | ||
| Hardness: |
6.5 - Pyrite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Hsianghualite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.041 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.036 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2065,KPDmeas= 0.2054,KC= 0.2141 |
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=1.6132. | ||
Calculated Properties of Hsianghualite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.92 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.06787 Boson Index = 0.93213 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEHsianghualite = 3.93 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Hsianghualite is Not Radioactive |
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Hsianghualite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
77.1.1.5 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group | ||
| (77.1)true zeolites | |||
| (77.1.1)Analcime and related species | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VIII/J.16-10 VIII - Silicates | ||
| VIII/J - Tectosilicates (network), with zeolite-structure, Bladed Zeolites | |||
| VIII/J.16 - Hsianghualite series | |||
Other Hsianghualite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( CanMin, v 35, p 1585) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Hsianghualite : 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 Search for Hsianghualite using: Visit our Advertisers for Hsianghualite : Translate Hsianghualite Mineral Data : Ask about Hsianghualite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Hsianghualite Specimen Label here :
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