Nenadkevichite Mineral Data

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General Nenadkevichite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)·2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 308.14 gm

Potassium 0.76 % K 0.92 % K₂O

Sodium 6.71 % Na 9.05 % Na₂O

Calcium 0.39 % Ca 0.55 % CaO

Titanium 4.66 % Ti 7.78 % TiO₂

Niobium 21.11 % Nb 30.19 % Nb₂O₅

Silicon 18.23 % Si 39.00 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 1.41 % H 12.57 % H₂O

Oxygen 46.73 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 100.05 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_0.9K_0.06Ca_0.03Nb_0.7Ti_0.3Si₂O_6.7(OH)_0.3·2(H₂O)

Environment:

Between crystals of microcline in a natrolite-albite-rich pegmatite in nepheline syenite in a differentiated alkalic massif.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 (Dana # Changed)

Locality:

Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Konstantin A. Nenadkevich, Russian mineralogist and geochemist.

Synonym:

ICSD 2584

Nenadkevichite - (60.1.3.1)

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Nenadkevichite

Comments: Pinkish crystal of nenadkevichite on matrix.
Location: Monte St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Nenadkevichite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5217:1:0.5034

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.408, b = 14.198, c = 7.148, Z = 4; V = 751.82 Den(Calc)= 2.72

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbam

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 7.099(1), 7.148(0.97), 6.568(0.65),

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Rastsvetaeva R K , Tamazyan R A , Pushcharovsky D Y , Nadezhina T N , European Journal of Mineralogy , 6 (1994) p.503-509, Crystal structure and microtwinning of K-rich nenadkevichite, Note: Wat4 y-coordinate changed to reproduce reported bond lengths

Physical Properties of Nenadkevichite

Cleavage:

[001] Indistinct

Color:

Brown, Brown, Rose, Yellow, Tan.

Density:

2.838 - 2.885, Average = 2.86

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite).

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Habit:

Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Earthy (Dull)

Streak:

light pink

Optical Properties of Nenadkevichite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.055 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2539,KPDmeas= 0.2413,KC= 0.2555

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.633-1.659, b=1.642-1.686, g=1.738-1.785, bire=0.1050-0.1260, 2V(Calc)=36-58, 2V(Meas)=31-45.

Pleochroism (x):

colorless.

Pleochroism (y):

pale yellow.

Pleochroism (z):

pale rose.

Calculated Properties of Nenadkevichite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.67 gm/cc
note: r_{Nenadkevichite}=2.72 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01477
Boson Index = 0.98523

Photoelectric:

PE_{Nenadkevichite}= 32.14 barns/electron
U=PE_{Nenadkevichite} x r_electron= 85.82 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 10.80 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Nenadkevichite - barely detectable

Nenadkevichite Classification

Dana Class:

60.1.3a.1 (60)Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings

(60.1)as Titanosilicates

(60.1.3a)Labuntsovite Group (Nenadkevichite subgroup Orthorhombic [Pbam])

60.1.3a.1 Nenadkevichite ! (Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)·2(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

60.1.3a.2 Korobitsynite! Na3(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3-4(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/E.07-20 VIII - Silicates

VIII/E - Cyklosilicates, quadruplet rings [Si4O11]8-

VIII/E.07 - Labuntsovite Group

VIII/E.07-10 Korobitsynite! Na3(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3-4(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-20 Nenadkevichite (Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)·2(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-30* Strontiochevkinite (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 C 2/a 2/m

VIII/E.07-30 Tsepinite-Na! (Na,H3O,K,Sr,Ba)2(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-32 Tsepinite-K! (K,Ba,Na)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-33 Tsepinite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na,[])2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-34 Paratsepinite-Ba! (Ba,Na,K)2-x(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-40 Vuoriyarvite-K! (K,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·4(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-50 Clinophosinaite! Na3CaPSiO7 P 2/c 2/m

VIII/E.07-50* Kuzmenkoite-Zn! K2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4·6-8(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-60* Kuzmenkoite-Mn! (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4[Si4O12]2(OH)4·5(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-60 Phosinaite-(Ce)! Na13Ca2Ce[Si4O12](PO4)4 P 22121 2 2 2

VIII/E.07-70 Gjerdingenite-Fe! K2[(H2O)2(Fe,Mn)][(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4]·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-80 Gjerdingenite-Mn! (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-90 Karupmollerite-Ca! (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-100 Lemmleinite-K! NaK2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·2(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-110 Lemmleinite-Ba! Na2K2Ba1-xTi4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-130 Paralabuntsovite-Mg! Na8K8Mg8Ti16(Si4O12)8(O,OH)16·n(H2O) I2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-140 Labuntsovite-Mg! Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mg,Fe)1xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-150 Labuntsovite-Fe! Na4K4(Ba,K)2(Fe,Mg,Mn)1xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-155 Labuntsovite-Mn Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mn,Fe)1x(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(O,OH)8·n(H2O),n=10-12 I2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-170 Parakuzmenkoite-Fe! (K,Ba)2Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-180 Organovaite-Zn! K2Zn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-190 Organovaite-Mn! K2Mn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-200 Gutkovaite-Mn! CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-205 Neskevaaraite-Fe! NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-210 Alsakharovite-Zn! NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-220 Lepkhenelmite-Zn! Ba2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

Other Nenadkevichite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2)

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Nenadkevichite

(Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)·2(H2O)
Dana No: 60.1.3a.1 Strunz No: VIII/E.07-20
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