Tiragalloite Mineral Data

General Tiragalloite Information

Chemical Formula:

Mn++4As+++++Si3O12(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 587.93 gm

Manganese 37.38 % Mn 48.26 % MnO

Silicon 14.33 % Si 30.66 % SiO₂

Arsenic 12.74 % As 19.55 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.17 % H 1.53 % H₂O

Oxygen 35.38 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺₄AsSi₃O₁₂(OH)

Environment:

Veinlets cutting massive braunite and quartz.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1980

Locality:

Molinello, Chiavari, Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Paolo Tiragallo (1905-).

Name Pronunciation:

Tiragalloite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 8188

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Tiragalloite Image

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Tiragalloite

Comments: Orange crystals of tiragalloite in matrix.
Location: Molinello Mine, Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy. Scale: Picture size 7 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Tiragalloite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.3343:1:0.382

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.66, b = 19.92, c = 7.61, Z = 4; beta = 95.7° V = 1,004.61 Den(Calc)= 3.89

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/n

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.006(1), 3.267(0.71), 3.042(0.66),

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Gramaccioli C M , Pilati T , Liborio G , Acta Crystallographica, Section B , 35 (1979) p.2287-2291, Structure of a manganese(II) arsenatotrisilicate, Mn4[AsSi3O12(OH)]:, The presence of a new tetrapolyphosphate-like anion, Locality: Molinello, near Chiavari, Liguria,, Note: Displacement parameters taken from ICSD

Physical Properties of Tiragalloite

Cleavage:

{100} Good, {hk0} Parting

Color:

Orange.

Density:

3.84

Habit:

Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals.

Habit:

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

Luster:

Subadamantine

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Tiragalloite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1933,KPDmeas= 0.1958,KC= 0.1957
Ncalc = 1.75 - 1.76

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.745, b=1.751, g=1.76, bire=0.0150, 2V(Calc)=80, 2V(Meas)=38-46.

Calculated Properties of Tiragalloite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.66 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tiragalloite =3.84 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0068626588
Boson Index = 0.9931373412

Photoelectric:

PE_Tiragalloite= 18.92 barns/electron
U=PE_Tiragalloite x rElectron Density= 69.20 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Tiragalloite is Not Radioactive

Tiragalloite Classification

Dana Class:

57.02.01.01 (57)Sorosilicate Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups

(57.02)with [Si4O13] groups

(57.02.01)Dana Group

57.02.01.01 Tiragalloite Mn4AsSi3O12(OH) P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.BJ.25 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BJ -Sorosilicates with Si3O10, Si4O11, etc

09.BJ.25 Tiragalloite Mn4AsSi3O12(OH) P 2₁/n 2/m

Other Tiragalloite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Tiragalloite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Tiragalloite

Mn++4As+++++Si3O12(OH)
Dana No: 57.02.01.01 Strunz No: 09.BJ.25
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