Khanneshite Mineral Data

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General Khanneshite Information

Chemical Formula:

(NaCa)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 613.02 gm

Barium 22.40 % Ba 25.01 % BaO

Sodium 8.44 % Na 11.37 % Na₂O

Strontium 7.15 % Sr 8.45 % SrO

Calcium 6.21 % Ca 8.69 % CaO

Cerium 6.86 % Ce 8.03 % Ce₂O₃

Carbon 9.80 % C 35.90 % CO₂

Oxygen 39.15 % O

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100.00 % 97.46 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_2.25Ca_0.75BaSr_0.5Ce_0.3Ca_0.2(CO₃)₅

Environment:

Disseminated in hydrothermally-altered fine-grained carbonatite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1982

Locality:

Khanneshin carbonatite complex, Afghanistan, Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Khanneshite + Pronunciation

Khanneshite Image

Images:

Khanneshite

Comments: Vitreous orange massive khanneshite on single grain.
Location: Tuliylukht Bay, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Khanneshite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.61784

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.65, c = 6.58, Z = 2; V = 646.33 Den(Calc)= 3.15

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (6mm) Space Group: P 6₃mc

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.66(1), 3.08(0.62), 2.19(0.55),

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Belovitskaya Y V , Pekov I V , Gobechiya E R , Kabalov Y K , Schneider J , Crystallography Reports , 47 (2002) p.39-42, Determination of the crystal structure of khanneshite by the Rietveld method, Locality: Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Physical Properties of Khanneshite

Cleavage:

{???} Indistinct

Color:

Light yellow.

Density:

3.8 - 3.9, Average = 3.84

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Khanneshite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.067 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.14 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1954,KPDmeas= 0.1599,KC= 0.1714
Ncalc = 1.54 - 1.67

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.609-1.61, w=1.62-1.623, bire=0.0110-0.0130.

Calculated Properties of Khanneshite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.59 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Khanneshite =3.85 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_Khanneshite= 139.27 barns/electron
U=PE_Khanneshite x r_electron= 500.58 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 6,828.27 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Khanneshite per GRapi unit = 146.45 (PPM)

Khanneshite is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

**Estimated Radioactivity from Khanneshite** - 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 / 7.92 cm	153,596	4.15E-06	6,828.27	2.24
100 gm / 3.67 cm	15,360	4.15E-07	682.83	0.22
10 gm / 1.71 cm	1,536	4.15E-08	68.28	0.02
1 gm / 7.92 mm	154	4.15E-09	6.83	0.00
0.1 gm / 3.67 mm	15	4.15E-10	0.68	0.00
0.01 gm / 1.71 mm	2	4.15E-11	0.07	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.79 mm	0	4.15E-12	0.01	0.00

Weight of pure Khanneshite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 3.85 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 ( 0.34 % Th) From Sum REE Elements ( 6.86 % REE)

Khanneshite Classification

Dana Class:

14.04.04.02 (14)Anhydrous Carbonates

(14.04)with Compound Formula A+2 B++2 (CO3)4

(14.04.04)Burbankite Group (Hexagonal)

14.04.04.01 Burbankite (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

14.04.04.02 Khanneshite (NaCa)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5 P 6₃mc 6mm

14.04.04.03 Calcioburbankite Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5 P 6₃mc 6mm

14.04.04.04 Sanromanite! Na2CaPb3(CO3)5 P 6₃mc 6mm

Strunz Class:

05.AC.30 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES)

05.A - Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O

05.AC -Alkali and alkali-earth carbonates

05.AC.30 Burbankite (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

05.AC.30 Calcioburbankite Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5 P 6₃mc 6mm

05.AC.30 Khanneshite (NaCa)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5 P 6₃mc 6mm

05.AC.30 Sanromanite! Na2CaPb3(CO3)5 P 6₃mc 6mm

Other Khanneshite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Khanneshite :
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

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Khanneshite

(NaCa)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Dana No: 14.04.04.02 Strunz No: 05.AC.30
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