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Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Mineral Data + |
General Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Information |
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| Ca2(Mn++,Mg)(Al,Mn+++,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 504.86 gm | |||
| Calcium 15.88 % Ca 22.22 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 1.20 % Mg 2.00 % MgO | |||
| Manganese 16.32 % Mn 10.54 % MnO / 11.73 % Mn2O3 | |||
| Aluminum 5.34 % Al 10.10 % Al2O3 | |||
| Iron 2.77 % Fe 3.95 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Silicon 16.69 % Si 35.70 % SiO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.60 % H 5.35 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 41.20 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 101.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Ca2Mn2+0.75Mg0.25AlMn3+0.75Fe3+0.25(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)·(H2O) | |||
| Metamorphosed Mn-oxides in pelitic and dolomitic rocks. | |||
| Approved IMA 1981 | |||
| Ochiai mine, Barazawa, Kohsai-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named after the American geologist, R. Pumpelly (1837-1923). | |||
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Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =1.4884:1:3.1953 | |||
| a = 8.923, b = 5.995, c = 19.156, Z = 4; beta = 97.8° V = 1,015.24 Den(Calc)= 3.30 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: A2/m | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.93(1), 2.725(0.9), 4.75(0.65), | |||
Physical Properties of Pumpellyite-(Mn++) |
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| [001] Good, [100] Good | |||
| Blue green, Olive green, Brown. | |||
| 3.2 | |||
| Transparent to Translucent | |||
| Sub Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by semi-curving surfaces. | |||
| Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. | |||
| Massive - Lamellar - Distinctly foliated fine-grained forms. | |||
| Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates. | |||
| 5.5 - Knife Blade | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Pumpellyite-(Mn++) |
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| Biaxial (+), a=1.752, b=1.795, g=1.8, bire=0.0480, 2V(Calc)=36, 2V(Meas)=40-50. | |||
Calculated Properties of Pumpellyite-(Mn++) |
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relectron=3.26 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00999 Boson Index = 0.99001 |
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PEPumpellyite-(Mn++) = 7.71 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Pumpellyite-(Mn++) is Not Radioactive |
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Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Classification |
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| 58.2.2.8 (58)Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | |||
| (58.2)with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n=1,2) | |||
| (58.2.2)Pumpellyite group | |||
| VIII/C.24-50 VIII - Silicates | |||
| VIII/C - Sorosilicates, mixed structure with [SiO4]2- "inseln" and [Si2O7]6- groups | |||
| VIII/C.24 - Pumpellyite group | |||
Other Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Information |
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| NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
| Links to other databases for Pumpellyite-(Mn++) : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Pumpellyite-(Mn++) using: Visit our Advertisers for Pumpellyite-(Mn++) : Translate Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Mineral Data : Ask about Pumpellyite-(Mn++) here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Specimen Label here :
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