General Mozartite Information![]() CaMn+++SiO4(OH) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 204.11 gm |
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Calcium 19.64 % Ca 27.47 % CaO |
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Manganese 26.92 % Mn 38.67 % Mn2O3 |
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Silicon 13.76 % Si 29.44 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.49 % H 4.41 % H2O |
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Oxygen 39.19 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() CaMn3+(SiO4)(OH) |
![]() Found intergrown with pectolite. Isostructural with vuagnatite and adelite group minerals. |
![]() Approved IMA 1993 |
![]() Circhiara mine, near Faggiona, Val di Vara, La Spezia, eastern Liguria, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and his opera "The Magic Flute". The mineral was first noted in 1991, the 200th annivarsary of the composer's death. |
![]() Mozartite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 75925 |
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IMA1991-016 |
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PDF 46-1432 |
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Mozartite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.8081:1:1.2029 |
![]() a = 5.838, b = 7.224, c = 8.69, Z = 4; V = 366.49 Den(Calc)= 3.70 |
![]() Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 212121 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.584(1), 5.558(0.86), 3.07(0.73), |
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| Physical Properties of Mozartite![]() None |
![]() Dark red, Reddish brown. |
![]() 3.64 |
![]() Transparent |
![]() Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes |
![]() 6 - Orthoclase |
![]() Vitreous (Glassy) |
![]() red |
| Optical Properties of Mozartite![]() CI meas= 0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.059 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2356,KPDmeas= 0.2395,KC= 0.2503 Ncalc = 1.91 - 1.93 ![]() Biaxial (+), a=1.84, b=1.855, g=1.92, bire=0.0800, 2V(Calc)=54, 2V(Meas)=50-52.8. |
![]() yellow brown. |
![]() yellow. |
![]() orange red. |
| Calculated Properties of Mozartite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.57 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Mozartite =3.64 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0068799767 |
Boson Index = 0.9931200233 ![]() PEMozartite = 9.80 barns/electron |
U=PEMozartite x rElectron Density= 34.94 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Mozartite is Not Radioactive | Mozartite Classification![]() 52.04.02.01 (52)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O |
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(52.04)with cations in [6] and/or > [6] coordination |
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(52.04.02)Vuagnatite group |
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![]() 09.AG.60 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.A - Nesosilicates |
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09.AG -Nesosilicates with additional anions; cations in > [6] ± [6] coordination |
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| Other Mozartite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p388,1994) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p388,1994) |
![]() Links to other databases for Mozartite : |
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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Mozartite using: Visit our Advertisers for Mozartite : A Bijoux Google Search for MozartiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Mozartite Cape Minerals Google Search for Mozartite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Mozartite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Mozartite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Mozartite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Mozartite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Mozartite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Mozartite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Mozartite Ask about Mozartite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mozartite Specimen Label here :
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