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General Litidionite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: KNaCuSi4O10
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 397.97 gm
   Potassium   9.82 %  K    11.83 % K2O
   Sodium      5.78 %  Na    7.79 % Na2O
   Copper     15.97 %  Cu   17.98 % Cu2O
   Silicon    28.23 %  Si   60.39 % SiO2
   Oxygen     40.20 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       97.99 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: KNaCuSi4O10
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1880
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 4362
  Lithidionite
  PDF 29-1041
 

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Litidionite

Comments: Bright blue crystalline litidionite fragment.
Location: Vesuvius, Campania, Italy. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Litidionite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.2234:1:0.8701
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 9.8, b = 8.01, c = 6.97, Z = 2; alpha = 114.12°, beta = 99.52°, gamma = 105.59° V = 474.37 Den(Calc)= 2.79
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.37(1), 2.409(0.85), 3.22(0.75),
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Pozas J M M , Rossi G , Tazzoli V , American Mineralogist , 60 (1975) p.471-474, Re-examination and crystal structure analysis of litidionite

 

Physical Properties of Litidionite

Help on Color: Color: Blue, White.
Help on Density: Density: 2.75
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: bluish white
 

Optical Properties of Litidionite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2011,KPDmeas= 0.204,KC= 0.2057
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.548, b=1.574, , 2V(Meas)=56.
 

Calculated Properties of Litidionite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.69 gm/cc
note: rLitidionite =2.75 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01338
Boson Index = 0.98662
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PELitidionite = 9.04 barns/electron
U=PELitidionite x relectron= 24.36 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 138.92 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Litidionite - barely detectable

 

Litidionite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 70.1.1.1 (70)Inosilicate Column or Tube Structures
  (70.1)with columnar silicate units
  (70.1.1)Dana Group
 
70.1.1.1 Litidionite KNaCuSi4O10 P1 1
 
70.1.1.2 Fenaksite (K,Na,Ca)4(Fe,Fe,Mn)2Si8O20(OH,F) P1 1
 
70.1.1.3 Manaksite KNaMnSi4O10 P1 1
 
70.1.1.4 Agrellite NaCa2Si4O10F P1 1
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/F.39-10 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and band) complex chain structure. Cylindric chains and others
  VIII/F.39 - Sverigeite series
 
VIII/F.39-10 Litidionite KNaCuSi4O10 P1 1
 

Other Litidionite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) 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 Litidionite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Litidionite

KNaCuSi4O10
Dana No: 70.1.1.1 Strunz No: VIII/F.39-10
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