Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite Mineral Data

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General Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Mn++,Fe++)2(Fe++,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 969.16 gm

Magnesium 2.51 % Mg 4.16 % MgO

Manganese 5.67 % Mn 7.32 % MnO

Iron 28.81 % Fe 37.07 % FeO

Silicon 23.18 % Si 49.60 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.21 % H 1.86 % H₂O

Oxygen 39.62 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺Fe²⁺₅MgSi₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Environment:

Bedded Mn deposit at Yokoneyama. At the Suishoyama pegmatite the mineral is mixed with clinoamphiboles.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1986 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Yokoneyama, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Siushoyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

The name indicates the structural relationship to protoamphiboles, and the compositional relationship to protoferro-anthophyllite and anthophyllite.

Name Pronunciation:

Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

IMA1986-007

Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite Image

Images:

Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite

Comments: Light brown, silky protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite crystals on brown fayalite with grunerite.
Location: Suishouyama Pegmatite, Lizaka, Kawamatacho, Fukushima, Japan. Scale: Specimen Size 3x3 cm.
© Diederik Visser

Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5149:1:0.292

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.425, b = 18.303, c = 5.345, Z = 2; V = 922.04 Den(Calc)= 3.49

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.098(1)(310), 8.366(0.92)(110), 2.548(0.58)(161,251,112),3.285(0.55)(240), 2.881(0.29)(151), 3.701(0.24)(131), 2.027(0.21)(361), 4.584(0.2)(040),

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Sueno S , Matsuura S , Gibbs G V , Boisen M B , Physics and Chemistry of Minerals , 25 (1998) p.366-377, A crystal chemical study of protoanthophyllite:, orthoamphiboles with the protoamphibole structure, Sample: PMFA Yokene Mine

Physical Properties of Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite

Cleavage:

{210} Perfect

Color:

Light brownish yellow, White.

Density:

3.5

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals.

Habit:

Wheat Sheaf - Bundle shaped aggregates resembling wheat sheafs after hand reaping wheat.

Hardness:

5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2044,KPDmeas= 0.2038,KC= 0.2019
Ncalc = 1.7 - 1.71

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.695, b=1.714, g=1.731, bire=0.0360

Calculated Properties of Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.42 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite =3.50 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_{Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite}= 10.97 barns/electron
U=PE_{Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite} x rElectron Density= 37.49 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite is Not Radioactive

Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite Classification

Dana Class:

66.01.02.03b (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2

(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration

(66.01.02)Dana Group

66.01.02.01 Magnesioanthophyllite? (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.02 Anthophyllite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.02a Protoanthophyllite! (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03 Ferro-anthophyllite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03a Protoferro-anthophyllite! (Fe,Mn)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03b Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite! (Mn,Fe)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.04 Sodicanthophyllite NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.04a Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite! NaFe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.05 Magnesiogedrite? (Mg,Fe)5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.06 Gedrite []Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.07 Ferrogedrite []Fe5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.07a Sodic-ferrogedrite! NaFe6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.08 Sodicgedrite NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.09 Magnesioholmquistite Li2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.10 Holmquistite [](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.11 Ferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.DE.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)

09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family

09.DE.05 Ferro-anthophyllite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Anthophyllite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferrogedrite []Fe5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Gedrite []Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Holmquistite [](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Cummingtonite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Clinoferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Grunerite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Magnesiocummingtonite (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Manganogrunerite []Mn2Fe5Si8O22(OH) C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Magnesioanthophyllite? (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite! (Mn,Fe)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodicgedrite NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite! NaFe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferrogedrite! NaFe6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodicanthophyllite NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Permanganogrunerite! []Mn4(Fe)3(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protoferro-anthophyllite! (Fe,Mn)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Fluoro-sodic-pedrizite! NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)S5Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite! NaLi2(Fe2Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Manganocummingtonite Na(Na,Mn)2(Mg4,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protoanthophyllite! (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferri-clinoferroholmquistite! []Li2(Fe2Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferripedrizite! Na(LiNa)(Fe2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferripedrizite! NaLi2(Fe2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite Information

References:

NAME( Am.Min.,Vol.84,p196,1999) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.84,p196,1999) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.84,p196,1999)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite :
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
11 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite

(Mn++,Fe++)2(Fe++,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2
Dana No: 66.01.02.03b Strunz No: 09.DE.05
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