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- 52.4.1.1 Orebroite-VIII Mn3(Sb,Fe)SiO4(O,OH)3 P 3 3
- 52.4.1.2 Welinite-VIII (Mn,Mg)3(W,Mn)1-x(SiO4)(O,OH)3(x=1/3) P 3 3
- 52.4.1.3 Kittatinnyite Ca2Mn2MnSi2O8(OH)4·9(H2O) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- 52.4.1.4 Franciscanite-VIII Mn3(V,[])1-x(SiO4)(O,OH)3(x=0.5) P 3 3
- VIII/B.21-10 Kittatinnyite Ca2Mn2MnSi2O8(OH)4·9(H2O) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
General Kittatinnyite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2Mn+++2Mn++Si2O8(OH)4·9(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 659.30 gm | ||
| Calcium 12.16 % Ca 17.01 % CaO | |||
| Manganese 25.00 % Mn 10.76 % MnO / 23.95 % Mn2O3 | |||
| Silicon 8.52 % Si 18.23 % SiO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 3.36 % H 30.06 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 50.96 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Mn3+2Mn2+Si2O8(OH)4·9(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
Metamorphosed Mn-Zn deposit. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 | ||
| Locality: |
Franklin mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Algonquin for "endless hills," in allusion to the topography of the Franklin, New Jersey, area. | ||
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Kittatinnyite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:3.50569 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.498, c = 22.78, Z = 2; V = 833.00 Den(Calc)= 2.63 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 11.2(1), 2.733(0.6), 5.61(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Kittatinnyite |
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| Cleavage: |
[0001] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Bright yellow. | ||
| Density: |
2.61 | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
| Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). | ||
| Habit: |
Thin - Flat dimensioned crystals. | ||
| Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
light yellow | ||
Optical Properties of Kittatinnyite |
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| Dichroism (e): |
moderate yellow. | ||
| Dichroism (w): |
medium yellow. | ||
| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), w=1.727. | ||
Calculated Properties of Kittatinnyite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.66 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00439 Boson Index = 0.99561 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEKittatinnyite = 8.02 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kittatinnyite is Not Radioactive |
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Kittatinnyite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
52.4.1.3 (52)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O | ||
| (52.4)with cations in [6] and/or > [6] coordination | |||
| (52.4.1)Welinite group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VIII/B.21-10 VIII - Silicates | ||
| VIII/B - Nesosubsilicates, with anions unfamiliar to tetraheders, cationes with coordinationnumber between [8] and [12] | |||
| VIII/B.21 - Kittatinnyite series | |||
Other Kittatinnyite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kittatinnyite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 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 Kittatinnyite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kittatinnyite : Translate Kittatinnyite Mineral Data : Ask about Kittatinnyite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kittatinnyite Specimen Label here :
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