Kanoite Mineral Data

Kanoite Mineral Data
Search Webmineral :
   
Home Crystal jmol jPOWD Chem X Ray Dana Strunz Properties A to Z Images       News Help About



[Newest Minerals] [Mineral Auctions] [Mineral Gallery]
The Mineral Gallery's Exceptional Specimens and Mineral Hall of Fame
Visa, PayPal, and Mastercard are Welcomed


General Kanoite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Mn++,Mg)2Si2O6
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 246.73 gm
   Magnesium   4.93 %  Mg    8.17 % MgO
   Manganese  33.40 %  Mn   43.13 % MnO
   Silicon    22.77 %  Si   48.71 % SiO2
   Oxygen     38.91 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+1.5Mg0.5Si2O6
Help on Environment: Environment: In a seam cutting a pyroxmangite-cummingtonite metamorphic rock.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1977
Help on Locality: Locality: From near Tatehira, Oshima Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Hiroshi Kano, Professor of Petrology, Akita University, Akita, Japan.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Kanoite Say KANOITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 100757
  PDF 29-865
 

Kanoite Image

Click Here for Larger Kanoite Image in a New Browser Window Images:
Click Here for Larger Kanoite Image

Kanoite

Comments: Brown, prismatic crystals of kanoite in matrix.
Location: Tatehira, Oshima Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Kanoite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.0894:1:0.5884
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 9.739, b = 8.939, c = 5.26, Z = 4; beta = 108.56° V = 434.10 Den(Calc)= 3.77
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.21(1), 2.91(0.9), 3.02(0.9),
Click Here for Large Kanoite Structure Window Crystal Structure:

Mouse
drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate
Keyboard
S - Stereo Pair on/off
H - Help Screen
I - Data Info
A - Atoms On/Off
P - Polyhedra On/Off
B - Bonds On/Off
 Help on Above


Gordon W A , Peacor D R , Brown P E , Essene E J , Allard L F , American Mineralogist , 66 (1981) p.127-141, Exsolution relationship in a clinopyroxene of average composition, Ca0.43Mn0.69Mg0.82Si2O6: X-ray diffraction and analytical electron microscopy

View Additional jPOWD Structure files for Kanoite
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
 

Physical Properties of Kanoite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {???} Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Pink brown, Reddish brown.
Help on Density: Density: 3.66
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 6-7 - Orthoclase-Quartz
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: light brown
 

Optical Properties of Kanoite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.03 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.058 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1908,KPDmeas= 0.1965,KC= 0.2026
Ncalc = 1.74 - 1.76
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.715, b=1.715, g=1.728, bire=0.0130, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=40-42.
 

Calculated Properties of Kanoite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.55 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kanoite =3.66 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEKanoite = 9.51 barns/electron
U=PEKanoite x rElectron Density= 33.73 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kanoite is Not Radioactive
 

Kanoite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 65.01.01.03 (65)Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1
  (65.01)with chains P=2
  (65.01.01)P2/c clinopyroxenes
 
65.01.01.01 Clinoenstatite Mg2Si2O6 P 21/c 2/m
 
65.01.01.02 Clinoferrosilite (Fe,Mg)2Si2O6 P 21/c 2/m
 
65.01.01.03 Kanoite (Mn,Mg)2Si2O6 P 21/c 2/m
 
65.01.01.04 Pigeonite (Mg,Fe,Ca)(Mg,Fe)Si2O6 P 21/c 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 09.DA.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
  09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)
  09.DA -Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; pyroxene family
 
09.DA.10 Clinoenstatite Mg2Si2O6 P 21/c 2/m
 
09.DA.10 Clinoferrosilite (Fe,Mg)2Si2O6 P 21/c 2/m
 
09.DA.10 Kanoite (Mn,Mg)2Si2O6 P 21/c 2/m
 
09.DA.10 Pigeonite (Mg,Fe,Ca)(Mg,Fe)Si2O6 P 21/c 2/m
 

Other Kanoite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Kanoite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

Search for Kanoite using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [bing] [GeoScienceWorld] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Scirus] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Kanoite :

B & L Fine Minerals

Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals

Dan Weinrich Auctions

Dakota Matrix

Excalibur Minerals

Exceptional Minerals

Fabre Minerals

John Betts Fine Minerals

Lapis Mineral Journal

Mineral News

UV Tools

Wrights Rock Shop

Translate Kanoite Mineral Data :

Ask about Kanoite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Espaņol

Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kanoite Specimen Label here :

Kanoite

(Mn++,Mg)2Si2O6
Dana No: 65.01.01.03 Strunz No: 09.DA.10
Locality:

 

Notes: