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- 73.1.5.1 Kanemite NaHSi2O5·3(H2O) P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/H.05-10 Natrosilite Na2Si2O5 P 21/a 2/m
- VIII/H.05-30 Kanemite NaHSi2O5·3(H2O) P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
- VIII/H.05-40 Revdite Na2Si2O5·5(H2O) C 2 2
General Kanemite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
NaHSi2O5·3(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 214.21 gm | ||
| Sodium 10.73 % Na 14.47 % Na2O | |||
| Silicon 26.22 % Si 56.10 % SiO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 3.29 % H 29.44 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 59.75 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
NaHSi2O5·3(H2O) | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1972 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
Kanemite Image | |||
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Kanemite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.2412:1:0.3548 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.946, b = 20.502, c = 7.275, Z = 4; V = 737.71 Den(Calc)= 1.93 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P bcn | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.014(1), 10.33(1), 3.435(0.9), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Kanemite |
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| Cleavage: |
[010] Perfect, [100] Good | ||
| Color: |
Colorless, White. | ||
| Density: |
1.926 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to Translucent | ||
| Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Kanemite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2416,KPDmeas= 0.2421,KC= 0.2443 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.451, b=1.47, g=1.478, bire=0.0270, 2V(Calc)=64, 2V(Meas)=46. | ||
Calculated Properties of Kanemite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=1.98 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01253 Boson Index = 0.98747 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEKanemite = 1.25 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kanemite is Not Radioactive |
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Kanemite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
73.1.5.1 (73)Phyllosilicate Condensed Tetrahedral Sheets | ||
| (73.1)with double layers | |||
| (73.1.5)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VIII/H.05-30 VIII - Silicates | ||
| VIII/H - Phyllosilicates (layered), Tetragonal or pseudotetragonal layered structures [Si4O10]4- and others | |||
| VIII/H.05 - Natrosilite - Revdite series | |||
Other Kanemite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kanemite : 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 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Kanemite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kanemite : Translate Kanemite Mineral Data : Ask about Kanemite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kanemite Specimen Label here :
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