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Paulingite-Na Mineral Data + |
General Paulingite-Na Information |
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| (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5Al10Si35O90·45(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 3,756.91 gm | |||
| Potassium 1.67 % K 2.01 % K2O | |||
| Barium 0.37 % Ba 0.41 % BaO | |||
| Sodium 1.84 % Na 2.47 % Na2O | |||
| Calcium 2.88 % Ca 4.03 % CaO | |||
| Aluminum 7.18 % Al 13.57 % Al2O3 | |||
| Silicon 26.16 % Si 55.98 % SiO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 2.41 % H 21.58 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 57.49 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.04 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| K1.6Ca2.7Na3Ba0.1Si35Al10O90·45(H2O) | |||
| Occurs in tholeiitic basalt and sandstone xenoliths in basalt. | |||
| Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) | |||
| 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. Named as the Na-dominant member ot the paulingite series. | |||
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Paulingite-Na Crystallography |
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| a = 35.08, Z = 16; V = 43,169.68 Den(Calc)= 2.31 | |||
| Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: Im3m | |||
Physical Properties of Paulingite-Na |
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| None | |||
| Colorless, Light yellow, Orange, Red. | |||
| 2.085 - 2.24, Average = 2.16 | |||
| 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-Na |
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| CI meas= 0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.121 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2069,KPDmeas= 0.221,KC= 0.2355 |
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| Isotropic, n=1.472-1.484. | |||
Calculated Properties of Paulingite-Na |
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relectron=2.20 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01319 Boson Index = 0.98681 |
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PEPaulingite-Na = 3.24 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 24.49 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Estimated Radioactivity from Paulingite-Na |
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Paulingite-Na Classification |
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| 77.1.3.9a (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group | |||
| (77.1)true zeolites | |||
| (77.1.3)Gismondine and related species | |||
| VIII/JX.00-00 VIII - Silicates | |||
| VIII/JX - Unclassified Strunz Tectosilicates | |||
| VIII/JX.00 - Zeolite | |||
Other Paulingite-Na Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
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