Marsturite Mineral Data

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General Marsturite Information

Chemical Formula:

NaCaMn3[Si5O14(OH)]

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 609.31 gm

Sodium 3.77 % Na 5.09 % Na₂O

Calcium 6.58 % Ca 9.20 % CaO

Manganese 27.05 % Mn 34.93 % MnO

Silicon 23.05 % Si 49.31 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.17 % H 1.48 % H₂O

Oxygen 39.39 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaCaMn²⁺₃Si₅O₁₄(OH)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1978

Locality:

Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Marion Stuart of Bellvue, Idaho, who has been a staunch supporter of the preservation of natural history specimens, particularly those of geological interest.

Name Pronunciation:

Marsturite + Pronunciation

Marsturite Image

Images:

Marsturite

Comments: Orange scaly marsturite on matrix.
Location: Molinello Mine, Val Graveglia, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Marsturite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.64:1:0.5635

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.7, b = 12.03, c = 6.78, Z = 2; alpha = 85.26°, beta = 94.1°, gamma = 111.04° V = 582.67 Den(Calc)= 3.47

Crystal System:

TriclinicSpace Group: P1,P 1

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.725(1), 2.916(0.9), 2.999(0.8),

Physical Properties of Marsturite

Cleavage:

{100} Indistinct, {001} Indistinct

Color:

White, Light pink.

Density:

3.46

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Lath - Shaped like a small, thin plaster lath, tabular (rectangular) in shape.

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Marsturite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2003,KPDmeas= 0.2009,KC= 0.2054
Ncalc = 1.71

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.686, b=1.691, g=1.708, bire=0.0220, 2V(Calc)=58, 2V(Meas)=60. Dispersion r > v weak.

Calculated Properties of Marsturite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.37 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Marsturite =3.46 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Marsturite= 8.64 barns/electron
U=PE_Marsturite x rElectron Density= 29.13 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Marsturite is Not Radioactive

Marsturite Classification

Dana Class:

65.04.01.06 (65)Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1

(65.04)with chains P=5

(65.04.01)Rhodonite group

65.04.01.01 Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3 P1 1

65.04.01.02 Babingtonite Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) P1 1

65.04.01.03 Manganbabingtonite Ca2(Mn,Fe)FeSi5O14(OH) P1 1

65.04.01.04 Nambulite (Li,Na)Mn4[Si5O14(OH)] P1 1

65.04.01.05 Natronambulite (Na,Li)Mn4[Si5O14(OH)] P1 1

65.04.01.06 Marsturite NaCaMn3[Si5O14(OH)] P1,P 1 Tri

65.04.01.07 Lithiomarsturite LiCa2Mn2HSi5O15 P1 1

65.04.01.08 Scandiobabingtonite! Ca2(Fe,Mn)ScSi5O14(OH) P1 1

Strunz Class:

09.DK.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

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

09.DK -Inosilicates with 5-periodic single chains

09.DK.05 Babingtonite Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) P1 1

09.DK.05 Marsturite NaCaMn3[Si5O14(OH)] P1,P 1 Tri

09.DK.05 Natronambulite (Na,Li)Mn4[Si5O14(OH)] P1 1

09.DK.05 Lithiomarsturite LiCa2Mn2HSi5O15 P1 1

09.DK.05 Manganbabingtonite Ca2(Mn,Fe)FeSi5O14(OH) P1 1

09.DK.05 Nambulite (Li,Na)Mn4[Si5O14(OH)] P1 1

09.DK.05 Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3 P1 1

09.DK.05 Scandiobabingtonite! Ca2(Fe,Mn)ScSi5O14(OH) P1 1

Other Marsturite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Marsturite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info

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Marsturite

NaCaMn3[Si5O14(OH)]
Dana No: 65.04.01.06 Strunz No: 09.DK.05
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