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Molecular Weight = 3,601.72 gm |
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Potassium 4.82 % K 5.81 % K2O |
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Barium 0.69 % Ba 0.77 % BaO |
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Sodium 0.61 % Na 0.82 % Na2O |
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Calcium 2.09 % Ca 2.93 % CaO |
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Aluminum 7.36 % Al 13.90 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 25.12 % Si 53.73 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.46 % H 22.01 % H2O |
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Oxygen 56.86 % O |
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100.00 % 99.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
K4.44Na0.95Ca1.88Ba0.18Al9.82Si32.21O84•44(H2O) |
Occurs in tholeiitic basalt and sandstone xenoliths in basalt. |
Approved IMA 1960 |
Rock Island Dam, on the Columbia River, Wenatchee, Douglas Co., WA, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named after Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), professor of chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. K modifier added by zeolite nomenclature committee. |
Paulingite-K + Pronunciation |
Paulingite |
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Paulingite-K Crystallographya = 35.08, Z = 16; V = 43,169.68 Den(Calc)= 2.22 |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: Im3m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.0806(1), 8.2773(0.808), 3.2614(0.74), |
| Physical Properties of Paulingite-KNone |
Colorless, Light yellow, Orange, Red. |
2.085 - 2.24, Average = 2.16 |
Transparent |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). |
Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. |
5 - Apatite |
Vitreous - Greasy |
white |
| Optical Properties of Paulingite-KCI meas= 0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.085 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2153,KPDmeas= 0.221,KC= 0.2354 Ncalc = 1.49 - 1.53 Isotropic, n=1.472-1.484. |
| Calculated Properties of Paulingite-KBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.20 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Paulingite-K =2.16 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 PEPaulingite-K = 4.67 barns/electron |
U=PEPaulingite-K x relectron= 10.28 barns/cc. |
GRapi = 70.77 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Paulingite-K | Paulingite-K Classification77.01.03.09 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group |
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(77.01)true zeolites |
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(77.01.03)Gismondine and related species |
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09.GC.35 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O |
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09.GC -Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings |
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| Other Paulingite-K InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Paulingite-K : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Google Images 4 - Google Scholar 5 - MinDAT 6 - MinMax(Deutsch) 7 - MinMax(English) 8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Paulingite-K using: Visit our Advertisers for Paulingite-K : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Paulingite-K Mineral Data : Ask about Paulingite-K here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Paulingite-K Specimen Label here :
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