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General Tsaregorodtsevite Information

Chemical Formula:

N(CH3)4AlSi5O12

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 433.55 gm

Aluminum 6.22 % Al

Silicon 32.39 % Si

Hydrogen 2.79 % H

Carbon 11.08 % C

Nitrogen 3.23 % N

Oxygen 44.28 % O

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

N(CH₃)₄AlSi₅O₁₂

Environment:

Museum specimen of mica shist.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1993

Locality:

Man'-Khambo Range, Polar Urals, Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Area, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Sergei Vasilievich Tsargorodtsev (1953-1986), mineral collector.

Name Pronunciation:

Tsaregorodtsevite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

IMA1991-042

Tsaregorodtsevite Image

Images:

Tsaregorodtsevite

Comments: Translucent tsaregorodtsevite crystals, with small quartz crystals, on mica schist.
Location: Near Mount Yaruta, Man-Khambo Range, Republic of Komi, Near-Polar Urals, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Tsaregorodtsevite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0052:1:0.9988

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.984, b = 8.937, c = 8.927, Z = 2; V = 716.75 Den(Calc)= 2.01

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: I 222

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.66(1), 4.46(0.82), 6.33(0.6),

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Sokolova E V , Rybakov V B , Pautov L A , Pushcharovskii D Yu , Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR , 332 (1993) p.309-312, Structural changes in tsaregorodtsevite

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Physical Properties of Tsaregorodtsevite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless, Yellow, White.

Density:

2.04

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Tsaregorodtsevite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.529, g=1.531, bire=0.0020, 2V(Meas)=76. Dispersion r < v weak.

Calculated Properties of Tsaregorodtsevite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.06 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tsaregorodtsevite =2.01 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_{Tsaregorodtsevite}= 1.42 barns/electron
U=PE_{Tsaregorodtsevite} x rElectron Density= 2.93 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Tsaregorodtsevite Classification

Dana Class:

76.02.03.08 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework

(76.02)Feldspathoids and related species

(76.02.03)Sodalite group

76.02.03.01 Sodalite Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 P 43n 4 3m

76.02.03.02 Nosean Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4) P 43m 4 3m

76.02.03.03 Hauyne (Na,Ca)4-8Al6Si6(O,S)24(SO4,Cl)1-2 P 43n 4 3m

76.02.03.04 Lazurite Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S P 43n 4 3m

76.02.03.05 Bicchulite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I 43m 4 3m

76.02.03.06 Kamaishilite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I-lattice Tetra

76.02.03.07 Tugtupite Na4AlBeSi4O12Cl I 4 4

76.02.03.08 Tsaregorodtsevite N(CH3)4AlSi5O12 I 222 2 2 2

Strunz Class:

09.FB.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O

09.FB -Tektosilicates with additional anions

09.FB.10 Bicchulite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I 43m 4 3m

09.FB.10 Danalite Fe4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Hauyne (Na,Ca)4-8Al6Si6(O,S)24(SO4,Cl)1-2 P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Genthelvite Zn4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Helvite Mn4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Lazurite Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Kamaishilite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I-lattice Tetra

09.FB.10 Nosean Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4) P 43m 4 3m

09.FB.10 Sodalite Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Tugtupite Na4AlBeSi4O12Cl I 4 4

09.FB.10 Tsaregorodtsevite N(CH3)4AlSi5O12 I 222 2 2 2

Other Tsaregorodtsevite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1013,1994) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1013,1994)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Tsaregorodtsevite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Tsaregorodtsevite

N(CH3)4AlSi5O12
Dana No: 76.02.03.08 Strunz No: 09.FB.10
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