[What's New] [Mineral Galleries] [About Us] [Contacts] [Login] At AA Mineral Specimens, we source quality Mineral Specimens, Fossils, Gemstones, Decorative Stones, Lapidary Material and Specimen Sets world-wide General Thomsenolite InformationNaCaAlF6•(H2O) |
Molecular Weight = 222.06 gm |
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Sodium 10.35 % Na 13.96 % Na2O |
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Calcium 18.05 % Ca 25.25 % CaO |
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Aluminum 12.15 % Al 22.96 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.91 % H 8.11 % H2O |
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Oxygen 7.21 % O |
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Fluorine 51.33 % F 51.33 % F |
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F -21.62 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
NaCaAlF6•(H2O) |
Alteration product of cryolite. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 |
Ivigtut, Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Hans Peter Jorgen Julius Thomsen (1826-1909), Daniosh physical chemist and founder of the Greenland cryolite industry. |
Thomsenolite + Pronunciation |
ICSD 60801 |
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PDF 22-1360 |
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Thomsenolite Crystallographya:b:c =1.0127:1:2.9272 |
a = 5.57, b = 5.5, c = 16.1, Z = 4; beta = 96.383° V = 490.17 Den(Calc)= 3.01 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.02(1), 1.963(0.9), 1.996(0.8), |
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| Physical Properties of Thomsenolite{001} Perfect, {110} Imperfect |
Colorless, White, Reddish, Brownish. |
2.98 |
Transparent |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline. |
2 - Gypsum |
Non-fluorescent. |
Vitreous - Greasy |
Nonmagnetic |
white |
| Optical Properties of ThomsenoliteBiaxial (-), a=1.4072, b=1.4136, g=1.415, bire=0.0078 |
| Calculated Properties of ThomsenoliteBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.93 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Thomsenolite =3.01 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0002796037 |
Boson Index = 0.9997203963 PEThomsenolite = 3.06 barns/electron |
U=PEThomsenolite x rElectron Density= 8.96 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Thomsenolite is Not Radioactive | Thomsenolite Classification11.06.06.01 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides |
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(11.06)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(11.06.06)Dana Group |
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03.CB.40 03 - HALIDES |
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03.C - Complex Halides |
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03.CB -Neso-aluminofluorides |
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| Other Thomsenolite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Thomsenolite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - MinDAT 9 - MinMax(Deutsch) 10 - MinMax(English) 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info 14 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Thomsenolite using: Visit our Advertisers for Thomsenolite : 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 Thomsenolite Mineral Data : Ask about Thomsenolite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Thomsenolite Specimen Label here :
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