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- 29.5.4.1 Mendozite NaAl(SO4)2·11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- 29.5.4.2 Kalinite KAl(SO4)2·11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- VI/C.13-10 Mendozite NaAl(SO4)2·11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
- VI/C.13-20 Kalinite KAl(SO4)2·11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
General Kalinite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
KAl(SO4)2·11(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 456.38 gm | ||
| Potassium 8.57 % K 10.32 % K2O | |||
| Aluminum 5.91 % Al 11.17 % Al2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 4.86 % H 43.42 % H2O | |||
| Sulfur 14.05 % S 35.09 % SO3 | |||
| Oxygen 66.61 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
KAl(SO4)2·11(H2O) | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 | ||
| Locality: |
San Bernardino County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition (Kalium = potassium). | ||
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Kalinite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =2.1488:1:0.8957 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 19.92, b = 9.27, c = 8.304, Z = 4; beta = 98.79° V = 1,515.39 Den(Calc)= 2.00 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.11(1), 4.32(1), 4.83(1), | ||
Physical Properties of Kalinite |
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| Color: |
Colorless, White. | ||
| Density: |
1.76 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ||
| Habit: |
Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. | ||
| Habit: |
Water Soluble - Water soluble mineral. | ||
| Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum | ||
| Luminescence: |
Phosphorescent fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Kalinite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.1 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2278,KPDmeas= 0.2589,KC= 0.2531 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.43, b=1.452, g=1.485, bire=0.0550, 2V(Calc)=82, 2V(Meas)=52. Dispersion none. | ||
| Pleochroism (x): |
colorless. | ||
| Pleochroism (y): |
colorless. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
colorless. | ||
Calculated Properties of Kalinite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=1.84 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00139 Boson Index = 0.99861 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEKalinite = 1.95 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 128.93 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Estimated Radioactivity from Kalinite |
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Kalinite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
29.5.4.2 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | ||
| (29.5)where A B (XO4)2 · x(H2O) | |||
| (29.5.4)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VI/C.13-20 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and very big size | |||
| VI/C.13 - Mendozite - Kalinite series | |||
Other Kalinite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kalinite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 - Glendale Community College 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 -MinDAT 10 -MinMax(Deutsch) 11 -MinMax(English) 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Kalinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kalinite : Translate Kalinite Mineral Data : Ask about Kalinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kalinite Specimen Label here :
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