Magnesio-arfvedsonite Mineral Data

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General Magnesio-arfvedsonite Information

Chemical Formula:

NaNa2(Mg4Fe++)Si8O22(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 832.72 gm

Sodium 8.28 % Na 11.16 % Na₂O

Magnesium 11.67 % Mg 19.36 % MgO

Iron 6.71 % Fe 9.59 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 26.98 % Si 57.72 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.24 % H 2.16 % H₂O

Oxygen 46.11 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₃Mg₄Fe³⁺(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883).

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Magnesio-arfvedsonite Vitusite-(Ce)

Comments: Translucent beige-colored vitusite-(Ce) in a rim around a black magnesio-arfvedsonite crystal.
Location: Yubileinaya Vein, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 4x3x3 cm.
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Magnesio-arfvedsonite Nordite-(La)

Comments: Large tabular crystal of brownish nordite-(La). Accessory minerals are white chalky natrolite and black prismatic magnesioarfvedsonite.
Location: Kirovskii apatite mine (Kirovsky Mine; Kirov Mine), Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: FOV is 12x10 mm.
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Magnesio-arfvedsonite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5462:1:0.2949

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.796, b = 17.932, c = 5.289, Z = 2; beta = 104.99° V = 897.46 Den(Calc)= 3.08

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.12(1), 8.2(0.75), 2.798(0.4),

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Ghose S , Kersten M , Langer K , Rossi G , Ungaretti L , Physics and Chemistry of Minerals , 13 (1986) p.291-305, Crystal field spectra and Jahn Teller effect of Mn3+, in clinopyroxene and clinoamphiboles from India, Note: designated as juddite in the paper

Physical Properties of Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Color:

Black, Gray.

Density:

3.17

Diaphaneity:

Subopaque

Hardness:

5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.04 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2149,KPDmeas= 0.2088,KC= 0.2176
Ncalc = 1.67 - 1.69

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.66, b=1.662, g=1.664, bire=0.0040, 2V(Calc)=88, 2V(Meas)=33-40.

Calculated Properties of Magnesio-arfvedsonite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.06 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Magnesio-arfvedsonite =3.08 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_{Magnesio-arfvedsonite}= 3.40 barns/electron
U=PE_{Magnesio-arfvedsonite} x rElectron Density= 10.39 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Magnesio-arfvedsonite is Not Radioactive

Magnesio-arfvedsonite Classification

Dana Class:

66.01.03c.08 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2

(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration

(66.01.03c)Group 4, the sodic amphiboles

66.01.03c.01 Glaucophane []Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.02 Ferroglaucophane []Na2(Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.03 Crossite? Na2(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)2Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.04 Magnesioriebeckite []Na2[(Mg,Fe)3Fe2]Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.05 Riebeckite []Na2(Fe3Fe2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.06 Eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.07 Ferro-eckermannite NaNa2(Fe4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.08 Magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.09 Arfvedsonite NaNa2(Fe4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.09a Fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite! NaNa2(Mg,Fe)4Fe[Si8O22](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.09b Potassicarfvedsonite! KNa2Fe4FeSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.10 Kozulite NaNa2Mn4(Fe,Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.11 Nyboite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.11a Ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.11b Ferric-ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.11c Fluoronyboite! NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.12 Leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.12a Ferroleakeite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2Li(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.12b Potassicleakeite! KNa2Mg2Fe2LiSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.13 Kornite Na(CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.14 Ungarettiite NaNa2(Mn2Mn3)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.15 Fluoro-ferroleakeite NaNa2(Fe2Fe2Li)Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.16 Obertiite! NaNa2(Mg3FeTi)Si8O22(O,F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.01.03c.17 Dellaventuraite! NaNa2(Mg2,Mn,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.DE.25 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)

09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family

09.DE.25 Arfvedsonite NaNa2(Fe4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Ferroglaucophane []Na2(Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Crossite? Na2(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)2Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Glaucophane []Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Fluoro-ferroleakeite NaNa2(Fe2Fe2Li)Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Ferro-eckermannite NaNa2(Fe4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Ferroleakeite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2Li(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Ferric-ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Obertiite! NaNa2(Mg3FeTi)Si8O22(O,F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Nyboite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Magnesioriebeckite []Na2[(Mg,Fe)3Fe2]Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Kozulite NaNa2Mn4(Fe,Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Kornite Na(CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Ungarettiite NaNa2(Mn2Mn3)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Riebeckite []Na2(Fe3Fe2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Potassicleakeite! KNa2Mg2Fe2LiSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Fluoronyboite! NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite! NaNa2(Mg,Fe)4Fe[Si8O22](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Potassicarfvedsonite! KNa2Fe4FeSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.25 Dellaventuraite! NaNa2(Mg2,Mn,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Magnesio-arfvedsonite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, Vol 38) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

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1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - Google Images
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7 - MinDAT
8 - MinMax(Deutsch)
9 - MinMax(English)
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Magnesio-arfvedsonite

NaNa2(Mg4Fe++)Si8O22(OH)2
Dana No: 66.01.03c.08 Strunz No: 09.DE.25
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