[Newest Minerals] [Minerals for Sale] [Educational Articles] [About Us] [Image Gallery] John Betts - Fine Minerals Classic minerals, out-of-print books & magazines, plus informative articles for collectors General Sodicanthophyllite InformationNaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 |
Molecular Weight = 803.81 gm |
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Sodium 2.86 % Na 3.86 % Na2O |
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Magnesium 21.17 % Mg 35.10 % MgO |
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Silicon 27.95 % Si 59.80 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.25 % H 2.24 % H2O |
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Oxygen 47.77 % O |
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100.00 % 101.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
NaMg7(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Approved IMA 1978 |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
From its compostition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. |
Sodicanthophyllite + Pronunciation |
Sodium-anthophyllite |
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| | Sodicanthophyllite Crystallographya:b:c =1.0335:1:0.296 |
a = 18.5, b = 17.9, c = 5.3, Z = 4; V = 1,755.09 Den(Calc)= 3.04 |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma |
| Physical Properties of SodicanthophylliteGreen, Brown. |
5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase |
| Optical Properties of SodicanthophylliteNCalc= 1.64 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2095) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
| Calculated Properties of SodicanthophylliteBulk Density (Electron Density)=3.03 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Sodicanthophyllite =3.04 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.03 |
Boson Index = 0.97 PESodicanthophyllite = 1.59 barns/electron |
U=PESodicanthophyllite x rElectron Density= 4.81 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Sodicanthophyllite is Not Radioactive | Sodicanthophyllite Classification66.01.02.04 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 |
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(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration |
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(66.01.02)Dana Group |
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09.DE.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family |
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| Other Sodicanthophyllite InformationPHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Sodicanthophyllite : |
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 Sodicanthophyllite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sodicanthophyllite : 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 Sodicanthophyllite Mineral Data : Ask about Sodicanthophyllite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sodicanthophyllite Specimen Label here :
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