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Kassite Mineral Data + |
General Kassite Information |
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| CaTi2O4(OH)2 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 235.09 gm | |||
| Calcium 16.54 % Ca 23.14 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 0.31 % Mg 0.51 % MgO | |||
| Titanium 38.90 % Ti 64.90 % TiO2 | |||
| Vanadium 0.22 % V 0.39 % V2O5 | |||
| Chromium 1.55 % Cr 2.02 % CrO | |||
| Iron 0.24 % Fe 0.31 % FeO | |||
| Hydrogen 1.01 % H 9.00 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 41.24 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.27 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Ca0.97Ti1.91Cr0.07Mg0.03Fe2+0.01V5+0.01O3.87(OH)2.03·0.16(H2O) | |||
| Miarolytic cavities of alkalic pegmatites. Replaces ilmenite. Polymorph of cafetite. | |||
| Approved IMA 1965 | |||
| Aftikanda massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Kicolai Grigorevich Kassin (1885-1949), Russian Geologist and academician, discoverer of the Afrikanda massif on the Kola Peninsula. | |||
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Kassite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.5865:1:1.0618 | |||
| a = 5.273, b = 8.99, c = 9.546, Z = 4; beta = 90.47° V = 452.51 Den(Calc)= 3.45 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.3(1)(112,), 3.273(0.97)(022), 1.762(0.41)(134,204), 2.282(0.37)(132), 4.763(0.26)(002), 1.516(0.24)(330), 2.603(0.23)(130), 2.316(0.19)(202), 1.776(0.18)(204 | |||
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Physical Properties of Kassite |
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| [010] Perfect, [101] Indistinct | |||
| Brown red, Colorless, Light yellow. | |||
| 3.42 | |||
| Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | |||
| Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline. | |||
| Rosette - Bundled tabular aggregates resembling rose flower petals. | |||
| 5 - Apatite | |||
| Adamantine | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Kassite |
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| CI meas= 0.06 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.3179,KPDmeas= 0.3207,KC= 0.3413 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.95, b=2.13, g=2.21, bire=0.2600, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=58. Dispersion very strong, r > v. | |||
Calculated Properties of Kassite |
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relectron=3.34 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.05255 Boson Index = 0.94745 |
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PEKassite = 8.91 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kassite is Not Radioactive |
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Kassite Classification |
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| 8.3.9.1 (8)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti | |||
| (8.3)where A (B2O6) | |||
| (8.3.9)Dana Group | |||
| IV/D.20-10 IV - Oxides | |||
| IV/D - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:2 (MO2 and related compounds) | |||
| IV/D.20 - Kassite - Lucasite-(Ce) series | |||
Other Kassite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8, AmMin 90:771) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
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