Ikranite Mineral Data

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General Ikranite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe+++2Zr3([ ],Zr)([ ],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,760.39 gm

Potassium 0.37 % K 0.44 % K₂O

Sodium 5.93 % Na 7.99 % Na₂O

Strontium 1.36 % Sr 1.61 % SrO

Calcium 4.52 % Ca 6.32 % CaO

Lanthanum 0.55 % La 0.65 % La₂O₃

Cerium 1.32 % Ce 1.55 % Ce₂O₃

Hafnium 0.26 % Hf 0.31 % HfO₂

Zirconium 10.38 % Zr 14.02 % ZrO₂

Titanium 0.23 % Ti 0.38 % TiO₂

Manganese 2.65 % Mn 3.42 % MnO

Niobium 0.20 % Nb 0.29 % Nb₂O₅

Iron 3.68 % Fe 0.39 % FeO / 4.83 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 22.97 % Si 49.15 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.87 % H 7.74 % H₂O

Neodymium 0.16 % Nd 0.18 % Nd₂O₃

Chlorine 0.90 % Cl 0.90 % Cl

- % Cl -0.20 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 43.56 % O

Fluorine 0.10 % F 0.10 % F

- % F -0.04 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.01 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_7.12K_0.26Ca_3.11Sr_0.43Ce_0.26La_0.11Nd_0.03Mn²⁺_1.33Fe²⁺_0.15Fe³⁺_1.67Zr_3.14Ti_0.13Hf_0.04 Nb_0.06Cl_0.7F_0.15Si_22.58H_23.71O_75.15

Environment:

In perialkaline pegmatites. Eudialyte group.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Mount Karnasurt, Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Recalls the Russian acronym IKRAN (Institut Kristallografii Rossiskoy Akadameii Nauky).

Synonym:

IMA2000-010

Ikranite Image

Images:

Ikranite

Comments: Top and bottom images of brownish yellow ikranite aggregate in a green matrix.
Location: Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: 1 3/4" x 1".
© Chris Wright / Wrights Rock Shop

Ikranite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.12331

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.167, c = 30.081, Z = 3; V = 5,228.52 Den(Calc)= 2.63

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.841(1)(404), 2.963(0.92)(315), 4.3(0.91)(205),3.521(0.57)(027), 3.205(0.44)(208), 6.41(0.41)(104), 2.588(0.37)(039), 4.09(0.36)(116),

Crystal Structure:

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Ekimenkova I A , Rastsvetaeva R K , Chukanov N V , Khasanov S S , Doklady Chemistry , 371 (2000) p.65-69, Crystal structure of an oxonium-containing analogue of eudialyte, Locality: Karnasurt Mountains, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Physical Properties of Ikranite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Brownish yellow.

Density:

2.82

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

yellowish white

Optical Properties of Ikranite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.054 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2333,KPDmeas= 0.2176,KC= 0.2214
Ncalc = 1.58 - 1.62

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.612, e=1.615, bire=0.0030.

Calculated Properties of Ikranite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.77 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ikranite =2.82 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Ikranite= 30.89 barns/electron
U=PE_Ikranite x r_electron= 85.43 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 2,128.84 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Ikranite per GRapi unit = 469.74 (PPM)

**Estimated Radioactivity from Ikranite** - 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 / 8.78 cm	45,584	1.23E-06	2,128.84	0.70
100 gm / 4.08 cm	4,558	1.23E-07	212.88	0.07
10 gm / 1.89 cm	456	1.23E-08	21.29	0.01
1 gm / 8.78 mm	46	1.23E-09	2.13	0.00
0.1 gm / 4.08 mm	5	1.23E-10	0.21	0.00
0.01 gm / 1.89 mm	0	1.23E-11	0.02	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.88 mm	0	1.23E-12	0.00	0.00

Weight of pure Ikranite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.82 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
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 ( 2.03 % REE)

Ikranite Classification

Dana Class:

64.01.01.08 (64)Cyclosilicates

(64.01)Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups with mixed ring types

(64.01.01)Eudialyte Group

64.01.01.01 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

64.01.01.02 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

64.01.01.03 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m

64.01.01.04 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.05 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.06 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

64.01.01.07 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.08 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.09 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.11 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.12 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.13 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.14 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.15 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m

64.01.01.16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

64.01.01.17 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.18 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.19 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.20 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.21 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.22 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3

Strunz Class:

09.CO.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CO -[Si9O27]18- 9-membered rings

09.CO.10 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

09.CO.10 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

09.CO.10 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3

09.CO.10 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

09.CO.10 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m

Other Ikranite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, 42:926) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, 42:926) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, 42:926)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ikranite :
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
10 - Ruff.Info

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Ikranite

(Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe+++2Zr3([ ],Zr)([ ],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O
Dana No: 64.01.01.08 Strunz No: 09.CO.10
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