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General Zimbabweite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As+++4O18
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,498.05 gm
   Potassium   1.30 %  K     1.57 % K2O
   Sodium      2.30 %  Na    3.10 % Na2O
   Tantalum   38.65 %  Ta   47.20 % Ta2O5
   Titanium    0.96 %  Ti    1.60 % TiO2
   Niobium     3.72 %  Nb    5.32 % Nb2O5
   Arsenic    20.01 %  As   26.41 % As2O3
   Lead       13.83 %  Pb   14.37 % Pb2O
   Oxygen     19.22 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.57 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na1.5K0.5PbAs4Ta3.2Nb0.6Ti0.3O18
Help on Environment: Environment: In a kaolinized pegmatite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1986
Help on Locality: Locality: St. Ann's mine, Karoi district, SE of Miami, Zimbabwe. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the country of origin.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 202709
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Zimbabweite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.801:1:0.568
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 12.245, b = 15.287, c = 8.684, Z = 4; V = 1,625.55 Den(Calc)= 6.12
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Ccmb
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.195(1), 2.882(0.7), 2.99(0.7),
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Duesler E N , Chakoumakos B C , Foord E E , American Mineralogist , 73 (1988) p.1186-1190, Zimbabweite, Na(Pb,Na,K)2As4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18, an arsenite-tantalate with a, novel corner-linked octahedral sheet

 

Physical Properties of Zimbabweite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [010] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Yellow brown, Honey yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 6.2
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.
Help on Habit: Habit: Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Adamantine
Help on Magnetism: Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Zimbabweite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.089 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.104 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1797,KPDmeas= 0.1774,KC= 0.1629
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=2.1, 2V(Meas)=80. Dispersion r < v very strong.
Help on Pleochroism (x): Pleochroism (x): pale yellow brown.
Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y): light reddish brown.
Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z): reddish brown.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Zimbabweite in Air
λ R1 R2  ∑ R1(λ)   ∑ R2(λ) 
 470 nm   17.60   17.80 
   
 546 nm   17.00   17.10 
 589 nm   16.60   16.70 
 650 nm   16.20   16.50 
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Zimbabweite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Zimbabweite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=5.37 gm/cc
note: rZimbabweite =6.20 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.03194
Boson Index = 0.96806
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEZimbabweite = 726.01 barns/electron
U=PEZimbabweite x relectron=3,898.95 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 16.29 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Zimbabweite - barely detectable

 

Zimbabweite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 8.7.10.1 (8)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti
  (8.7)Dana Type
  (8.7.10)Dana Group
 
8.7.10.1 Zimbabweite Na(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As4O18 Ccmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/J.04-10 IV - Oxides
  IV/J - Arsenides with [AsO3]3- groups
  IV/J.04 - Zimbabweite series
 
IV/J.04-10 Zimbabweite Na(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As4O18 Ccmb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IV/J.04-50 Ekatite! (Fe,Fe,Zn)12(OH)6[AsO3]6[AsO3,HOSiO3]2 P 63mc 6mm
 

Other Zimbabweite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3, Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Zimbabweite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Zimbabweite

Na(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As+++4O18
Dana No: 8.7.10.1 Strunz No: IV/J.04-10
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