IMA2004-052 Mineral Data

IMA2004-052 Mineral Data

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General IMA2004-052 Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca3Ti5[(Si6O17)2|O(OH)4]·14(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,576.88 gm

Calcium 7.62 % Ca 10.67 % CaO

Titanium 15.18 % Ti 25.33 % TiO₂

Silicon 21.37 % Si 45.72 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 2.05 % H 18.28 % H₂O

Oxygen 53.77 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₃Ti₅2(Si₆)2(O₁₇)O(OH)₄·14(H₂O)

Environment:

Zorite group

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Chivruai river valley, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)

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IMA2004-052 Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.312:1:0.302

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.17, b = 22.98, c = 6.94, Z = 2; V = 1,143.48 Den(Calc)= 4.58

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C mmm

Optical Properties of IMA2004-052

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.28 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2792) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of IMA2004-052

Electron Density:

r_electron=4.61 gm/cc
note: r_IMA2004-052=4.58 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02997
Boson Index = 0.97003

Photoelectric:

PE_IMA2004-052= 4.21 barns/electron
U=PE_IMA2004-052 x r_electron= 19.43 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

IMA2004-052 is Not Radioactive

IMA2004-052 Classification

Dana Class:

66.3.1.7 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2

(66.3)with chains P>2

(66.3.1)P=3

66.3.1.1 Xonotlite Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 P 2/a 2/m

66.3.1.2 Zorite Na6Ti5[Si12O34](O,OH)5·11(H2O) C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.3.1.3 Eudidymite NaBeSi3O7(OH) C 2/c 2/m

66.3.1.4 Epididymite NaBeSi3O7(OH) Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.3.1.5 Yuksporite (Sr,Ba)2K4(Ca,Na)14([],Mn,Fe){(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4[Si6O17]2[Si2O7]3}(H2O,OH)n,n~3 P 2₁/m 2/m

66.3.1.6 Haineaultite! (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8·5(H2O) C 222 2 2 2

66.3.1.7 IMA2004-052 ! Ca3Ti5[(Si6O17)2|O(OH)4]·14(H2O) C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/FX.00-00 VIII - Silicates

VIII/FX - Unclassified Strunz Inosilicates

VIII/FX.00 - Inosilicate

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See Also:

Links to other databases for IMA2004-052 :
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)

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IMA2004-052

Ca3Ti5[(Si6O17)2|O(OH)4]·14(H2O)
Dana No: 66.3.1.7 Strunz No: VIII/FX.00-00
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