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General Mukhinite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Ca2Al2V+++(SiO4)3(OH)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 478.32 gm
   Calcium   16.76 %  Ca   23.45 % CaO
   Aluminum  11.28 %  Al   21.32 % Al2O3
   Vanadium  10.65 %  V    15.67 % V2O3
   Silicon   17.62 %  Si   37.68 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   0.21 %  H     1.88 % H2O
   Oxygen    43.48 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca2Al2V3+(SiO4)3(OH)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1969
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
 

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Mukhinite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.5864:1:1.8092
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.9, b = 5.61, c = 10.15, Z = 2; beta = 115.5° V = 457.41 Den(Calc)= 3.47
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.892(1), 2.6(0.8), 2.682(0.8),
 

Physical Properties of Mukhinite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [001] Perfect, [100] Good
Help on Color: Color: Black.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Translucent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 8 - Topaz
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: brownish gray
 

Optical Properties of Mukhinite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= 0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2124,KC= 0.2219
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.723, b=1.733, g=1.755, bire=0.0320, 2V(Calc)=70, 2V(Meas)=88.
 

Calculated Properties of Mukhinite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.42 gm/cc
note: rMukhinite =3.47 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00892
Boson Index = 0.99108
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMukhinite = 5.06 barns/electron
U=PEMukhinite x relectron= 17.34 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Mukhinite is Not Radioactive
 

Mukhinite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 58.2.1a.10 (58)Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups
  (58.2)with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n=1,2)
  (58.2.1a)Epidote group (Epidote subgroup)
 
58.2.1a.1 Allanite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.2 Allanite-(La)! Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.3 Allanite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Ca)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.4 Clinozoisite Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.5 Dissakisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)2Si3O12(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.6 Dollaseite-(Ce) CaCeMg2AlSi3O11(OH,F)2 P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.7 Epidote Ca2(Fe,Al)3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2(Fe,Al)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.8 Hancockite (Ca,Pb,Sr)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.9 Khristovite-(Ce) (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)MnAl(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.10 Mukhinite Ca2Al2V(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.11 Piemontite Ca2(Al,Mn,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2(Mn,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.12 Strontiopiemontite (Ca,Mn)(Sr,Ca)Mn(Al,Mn,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.13 Androsite-(La)! (Mn,Ca)(La,Ce,Ca,Nd)AlMnMn(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.14 Ferriallanite-(Ce)! CaCe(Fe,Fe,Al)3[SiO4][Si2O7]O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.15 Tweddillite! CaSr(Mn,Fe)2Al[Si3O12](OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.16 Gatelite-(Ce)! (Ca,Ce,La,Nd)4(Al,Mg,Fe)4[Si2O7][SiO4]3(O,F,OH)3 P 21/a 2/m
 
58.2.1a.17 Niigataite! CaSrAl3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.18 Vastmanlandite-(Ce)! Ce3CaMg2Al2Si5O19(OH)2F P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.19 IMA2002-049! (Mn,Ca)(Ce,REE)AlMnMn(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.20 Dissakisite-(La)! (Ca,Fe,Th)(REE,Ca)(Al,Cr,Ti)2(Mg,Fe,Al)Si3O12(OH,F)withLa>Ce P 21/m 2/m
 
58.2.1a.22 IMA2004-015! (Mn,Ca)(REE)VAlMn(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/C.23-50 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/C - Sorosilicates, mixed structure with [SiO4]2- "inseln" and [Si2O7]6- groups
  VIII/C.23 - Epidote group
 
VIII/C.23-10 Clinozoisite Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-20 Epidote Ca2(Fe,Al)3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2(Fe,Al)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-30 Piemontite Ca2(Al,Mn,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2(Mn,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-40 Strontiopiemontite (Ca,Mn)(Sr,Ca)Mn(Al,Mn,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-43 Niigataite! CaSrAl3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-45 Tweddillite! CaSr(Mn,Fe)2Al[Si3O12](OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-50 Mukhinite Ca2Al2V(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-52 Androsite-(La)! (Mn,Ca)(La,Ce,Ca,Nd)AlMnMn(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-55 Dollaseite-(Ce) CaCeMg2AlSi3O11(OH,F)2 P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-58 Dissakisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)2Si3O12(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-60 Allanite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Ca)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-65 Allanite-(La)! Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-80 Allanite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-85a Ferriallanite-(Ce)! CaCe(Fe,Fe,Al)3[SiO4][Si2O7]O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-85 Khristovite-(Ce) (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)MnAl(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-87 Gatelite-(Ce)! (Ca,Ce,La,Nd)4(Al,Mg,Fe)4[Si2O7][SiO4]3(O,F,OH)3 P 21/a 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-90 Hancockite (Ca,Pb,Sr)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.23-100 Zoisite Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) Pnmc 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

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

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Mukhinite

Ca2Al2V+++(SiO4)3(OH)
Dana No: 58.2.1a.10 Strunz No: VIII/C.23-50
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