Potassicleakeite Mineral Data

Potassicleakeite Mineral Data

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General Potassicleakeite Information

Chemical Formula:

KNa2Mg2Fe+++2LiSi8O22(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 876.72 gm

Potassium 2.68 % K 3.22 % K₂O

Sodium 6.56 % Na 8.84 % Na₂O

Lithium 0.55 % Li 1.19 % Li₂O

Magnesium 4.44 % Mg 7.36 % MgO

Manganese 6.27 % Mn 8.09 % MnO

Vanadium 3.49 % V 5.13 % V₂O₃

Iron 6.37 % Fe 9.11 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 25.63 % Si 54.83 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.23 % H 2.05 % H₂O

Oxygen 43.80 % O

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100.00 % 99.82 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

K_0.6Na_2.5Mg_1.6Fe³⁺Mn²⁺Li_0.7V³⁺_0.6Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Environment:

Pegmatite-like veinlets that cut a Mn ore body. (amphibole group; structure)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Tanohata mine, Iwaite Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as the K-dominant analog of leakeite.

Synonym:

IMA2001-049

Lekeite-K

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Potassicleakeite Watatsumiite

Comments: Yellow green prismatic crystal of watatsumiite terminated by pyramidal faces associated with reddish brown potassicleakeite and clear quartz (JMPS, v 98, p 149).
Location: Tanohata mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Scale: See Image.
© JMPS

Potassicleakeite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5516:1:0.2938

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.932, b = 18.003, c = 5.2893, Z = 2; beta = 104.04° V = 917.50 Den(Calc)= 3.17

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.53(1)(202), 4.5(0.89)(040), 3.16(0.72)(310,201),8.48(0.67)(110), 2.83(0.49)(330), 3.4(0.46)(131), 3.28(0.45)(240), 2.74(0.44)(331), 2.71(0.41)(151),

Physical Properties of Potassicleakeite

Cleavage:

[110] Perfect, [110] Perfect

Color:

Reddish brown.

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

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

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

pale brownish yellow

Optical Properties of Potassicleakeite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= 0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2149,KC= 0.2214

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.672, b=1.68, g=1.692, bire=0.0200

Calculated Properties of Potassicleakeite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.12 gm/cc
note: r_{Potassicleakeite}=3.17 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01847
Boson Index = 0.98153

Photoelectric:

PE_{Potassicleakeite}= 5.58 barns/electron
U=PE_{Potassicleakeite} x r_electron= 17.40 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 37.97 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Potassicleakeite - barely detectable

Potassicleakeite Classification

Dana Class:

66.1.3c.12b (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2

(66.1)Dana Type

(66.1.3c)Group 4, the sodic amphiboles

66.1.3c.1 Glaucophane []Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.2 Ferroglaucophane []Na2(Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.3 Crossite? Na2(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)2Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.4 Magnesioriebeckite []Na2(Mg3Fe2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.5 Riebeckite []Na2(Fe3Fe2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.6 Eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.7 Ferro-eckermannite NaNa2(Fe4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.8 Magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.9 Arfvedsonite NaNa2(Fe4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.9a Fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite! NaNa2(Mg,Fe)4Fe[Si8O22](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.9b Potassicarfvedsonite! KNa2Fe4FeSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.10 Kozulite NaNa2Mn4(Fe,Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.11 Nyboite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.11a Ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.11b Ferric-ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.11c Fluoronyboite! NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.12 Leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.12a Ferroleakeite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2Li(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.12b Potassicleakeite ! KNa2Mg2Fe2LiSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.13 Kornite Na(CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.14 Ungarettiite NaNa2(Mn2Mn3)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.15 Fluoro-ferroleakeite NaNa2(Fe2Fe2Li)Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.16 Obertiite! NaNa2(Mg3FeTi)Si8O22(O,F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3c.17 Dellaventuraite! NaNa2(Mg2,Mn,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/F.08-112 VIII - Silicates

VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and band) double chains [Si4O11]6-, Alkali-Amphiboles

VIII/F.08 - Amphibole group, Glaucophane - Riebeckite - Kozulite series

VIII/F.08-10 Glaucophane []Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-20 Ferroglaucophane []Na2(Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-30 Crossite? Na2(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)2Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-40 Magnesioriebeckite []Na2(Mg3Fe2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-50 Riebeckite []Na2(Fe3Fe2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-56 Fluoronyboite! NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-60 Nyboite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-65 Ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-67 Ferric-ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-70 Eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-80 Ferro-eckermannite NaNa2(Fe4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-81 Ferripedrizite! NaLi2(Fe2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-83 Sodic-ferripedrizite! Na(LiNa)(Fe2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-84 Ferroleakeite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2Li(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-85 Leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-86 Fluoro-ferroleakeite NaNa2(Fe2Fe2Li)Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-87 Kornite Na(CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-88 Ungarettiite NaNa2(Mn2Mn3)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-89 Obertiite! NaNa2(Mg3FeTi)Si8O22(O,F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-90 Magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-92 Fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite! NaNa2(Mg,Fe)4Fe[Si8O22](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-95 Sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite! NaLi2(Fe2Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-100 Arfvedsonite NaNa2(Fe4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-105 Ferriwhittakerite! Na(NaLi)(Mg2Fe2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-110 Kozulite NaNa2Mn4(Fe,Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-112 Potassicleakeite KNa2Mg2Fe2LiSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-125 Dellaventuraite! NaNa2(Mg2,Mn,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.08-157 Potassicarfvedsonite! KNa2Fe4FeSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Potassicleakeite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, v 88, p 1177) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 1177) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 1177)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Potassicleakeite :
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

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Potassicleakeite

KNa2Mg2Fe+++2LiSi8O22(OH)2
Dana No: 66.1.3c.12b Strunz No: VIII/F.08-112
Locality:

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