| Zeravshanite Mineral Data |
General Zeravshanite Information |
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| Cs4Na2Zr3(Si18O45)(H2O)2 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 2,087.09 gm | |||
| Cesium 24.20 % Cs 25.65 % Cs2O | |||
| Potassium 0.04 % K 0.05 % K2O | |||
| Sodium 2.40 % Na 3.24 % Na2O | |||
| Zirconium 12.06 % Zr 16.30 % ZrO2 | |||
| Titanium 0.44 % Ti 0.73 % TiO2 | |||
| Iron 0.13 % Fe 0.19 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Silicon 24.22 % Si 51.82 % SiO2 | |||
| Tin 0.28 % Sn 0.36 % SnO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.19 % H 1.73 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 36.03 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.06 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Cs3.8Na0.18K0.02Na2Zr2.76Ti0.19Sn0.05Fe3+0.05Si18O45·2(H2O) | |||
| Found in a pegmatite boulder. New structure type [Si18O45]18-, 5 and 8-member silicate rings in sheet structure. | |||
| Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) | |||
| Glacial moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz clacier, Alai mountain range, Tien-Shan Mountains, Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| IMA2003-034 | |||
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Zeravshanite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =3.4918:1:3.0447 | |||
| a = 26.3511, b = 7.5464, c = 22.9769, Z = 4; beta = 107.237° V = 4,363.88 Den(Calc)= 3.18 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.35(1), 3.14(0.9), 2.62(0.7),2.82(0.5), 3.65(0.5), 6.32(0.5), | |||
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Physical Properties of Zeravshanite |
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| Colorless. | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Zeravshanite |
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| CI calc= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1872,KC= 0.1888 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.585, b=1.598, g=1.603, bire=0.0180 | |||
Calculated Properties of Zeravshanite |
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relectron=3.00 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.02608 Boson Index = 0.97392 |
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PEZeravshanite = 116.27 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0.49 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Estimated Radioactivity from Zeravshanite |
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Zeravshanite Classification |
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| 72.3.3.1 (72)Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings | |||
| (72.3)with 3-, 4-, or 5-membered rings and 8-membered rings | |||
| (72.3.3)Dana Group | |||
| VIII/G.13-20 VIII - Silicates | |||
| VIII/G - Intermediate between chain- and layered silicates | |||
| VIII/G.13 - Haradaite - Suzukiite series | |||
Other Zeravshanite Information |
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| NAME( CanMin, v 42, p 125) | |||
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