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General Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaFe++Ba2Ce2Ti2[Si4O12]2 O2(OH)·(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,388.16 gm
   Barium    19.79 %  Ba   22.09 % BaO
   Sodium     1.66 %  Na    2.23 % Na2O
   Cerium    20.19 %  Ce   23.64 % Ce2O3
   Titanium   6.90 %  Ti   11.51 % TiO2
   Iron       4.02 %  Fe    5.18 % FeO
   Silicon   16.19 %  Si   34.63 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   0.15 %  H     1.30 % H2O
   Oxygen    31.12 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NaFe2+Ba2Ce2Ti2(Si4O12)2O2·(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1982
Help on Locality: Locality: Dallas Gem mine, San Benito County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after its orthorhombic crystal structure and the relationship to joaquinite (named for Joaquin Ridge, Diablo Range, California, USA).
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2000-D
 

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Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.0848:1:2.3043
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 10.48, b = 9.66, c = 22.26, Z = 4; V = 2,253.53 Den(Calc)= 4.09
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: OrthorhombicSpace Group: Ccmm or Ccm21
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.94(1), 4.43(0.9), 2.89(0.8),2.61(0.6), 3.29(0.6), 1.866(0.5), 2.98(0.4), 3.05(0.4),
 

Physical Properties of Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [001] Good
Help on Color: Color: Yellow, Light brown.
Help on Density: Density: 3.68
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5.5 - Knife Blade
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
 

Optical Properties of Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.056 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.05 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.188,KPDmeas= 0.209,KC= 0.198
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.748-1.754, b=1.76-1.767, g=1.762-1.823, bire=0.0140-0.0690, 2V(Calc)=44-54, 2V(Meas)=40.
Help on Pleochroism (x): Pleochroism (x): light yellow.
Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y): light yellow.
Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z): colorless.
 

Calculated Properties of Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.77 gm/cc
note: rOrthojoaquinite-(Ce) =4.09 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.05274
Boson Index = 0.94726
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEOrthojoaquinite-(Ce) = 190.53 barns/electron
U=PEOrthojoaquinite-(Ce) x relectron= 717.44 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 19,824.05 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Radioactivity from Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) - weak
Specimen
Size
Weight/Volume
(Sphere)
*
Calculated
Activity
Bequerols
(Bq)
Calculated
Activity
Curies (Ci)
Estimated
Activity
GR(api)
Estimated
Exposure
(mRem**)/hr
If Held in Hand
For One Hour
1000 gm / 7.76 cm 452,191 1.22E-05 19,824.05 6.52
100 gm / 3.60 cm 45,219 1.22E-06 1,982.40 0.65
10 gm / 1.67 cm 4,522 1.22E-07 198.24 0.07
1 gm / 7.76 mm 452 1.22E-08 19.82 0.01
0.1 gm / 3.60 mm 45 1.22E-09 1.98 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.67 mm 5 1.22E-10 0.20 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.78 mm 0 1.22E-11 0.02 0.00

Weight of pure Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.09 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 1.01 % Th) From Sum REE Elements (20.19 % REE)
 

Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 60.1.1b.1 (60)Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings
  (60.1)as Titanosilicates
  (60.1.1b)Joaquinite group (Ortho-joaquinite subgroup)
 
60.1.1b.1 Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) NaFeBa2Ce2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)·(H2O) Ccmm or Ccm21 Ortho
 
60.1.1b.2 Strontio-orthojoaquinite (Na,Fe)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2·(H2O) Pbcm or Pbc2 Ortho
 
60.1.1b.3 Bario-orthojoaquinite Fe2(Ba,Sr)4Ti2[Si4O12]O2·(H2O) Ccmm or Ccm2 Ortho
 
60.1.1b.4 Byelorussite-(Ce) NaBa2(Ce,La)2MnTi2Si8O26(F,OH)·(H2O) P 212121 2 2 2
 
60.1.1b.5 Orthojoaquinite-(La)! Ba2Na(La,Ce)2FeTi2Si8O26(OH,O,F)·H2O Ccmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/E.08-90 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/E - Cyklosilicates, quadruplet rings [Si4O11]8-
  VIII/E.08 - Joaquinite group, Baotite - Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) series
 
VIII/E.08-05 Verplanckite Ba2(Mn,Ti,Fe)2Si2O6(O,OH,Cl,F)2·3(H2O) P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.08-10 Baotite Ba4(Ti,Nb)8Si4O28Cl I 41/a 4/m
 
VIII/E.08-15 Cerchiaraite! Ba4(Mn,Fe,Al)4Si6(O,OH,Cl)26 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.08-20 Titantaramellite Ba4(Ti,Fe,Fe,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2ClxX=0TO1,withTi>Fe Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.08-30 Taramellite Ba4(Fe,Ti,Fe,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx(x=0to1) Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.08-40 Nagashimalite Ba4(V,Ti)4Si8B2O27Cl(O,OH)2 Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.08-50 Strontiojoaquinite (Na,Fe)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2·(H2O) C 2 2
 
VIII/E.08-60 Strontio-orthojoaquinite (Na,Fe)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2·(H2O) Pbcm or Pbc2 Ortho
 
VIII/E.08-70 Bario-orthojoaquinite Fe2(Ba,Sr)4Ti2[Si4O12]O2·(H2O) Ccmm or Ccm2 Ortho
 
VIII/E.08-80 Joaquinite-(Ce) NaFeBa2Ce2(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F)·(H2O) C 2 2
 
VIII/E.08-89 Orthojoaquinite-(La)! Ba2Na(La,Ce)2FeTi2Si8O26(OH,O,F)·H2O Ccmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/E.08-90 Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) NaFeBa2Ce2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)·(H2O) Ccmm or Ccm21 Ortho
 

Other Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) 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 Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)

NaFe++Ba2Ce2Ti2[Si4O12]2 O2(OH)·(H2O)
Dana No: 60.1.1b.1 Strunz No: VIII/E.08-90
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