General Cebollite Information![]() Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 598.63 gm |
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Calcium 33.47 % Ca 46.84 % CaO |
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Aluminum 9.01 % Al 17.03 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 14.07 % Si 30.11 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.67 % H 6.02 % H2O |
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Oxygen 42.76 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
![]() Alteration product of melilite. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914 |
![]() Cebolla Creek, Gunnison Co., Colorado Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named after its locality. |
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Cebollite Crystallography![]() OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.73(1), 2.88(0.9), 2.59(0.7), |
| Physical Properties of Cebollite![]() Colorless, Greenish gray, White, Light brown. |
![]() 2.96 |
![]() Subtranslucent to opaque |
![]() Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. |
![]() 5 - Apatite |
![]() Non-fluorescent. |
![]() Vitreous - Dull |
![]() Nonmagnetic |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Cebollite![]() CI meas= 0.053 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
KPDmeas= 0.2053,KC= 0.2167 Ncalc = 1.64 ![]() Biaxial (+), a=1.595, b=1.6, g=1.628, bire=0.0330 |
| Calculated Properties of Cebollite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.97 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Cebollite =2.96 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0072311321 |
Boson Index = 0.9927688679 ![]() PECebollite = 4.90 barns/electron |
U=PECebollite x rElectron Density= 14.55 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Cebollite is Not Radioactive | Cebollite Classification![]() 78.01.01.01 (78)Unclassified silicates |
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(78.01)possible nesosilicates |
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(78.01.01)Dana Group |
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![]() 09.BB.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.B - Sorosilicates |
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09.BB -Si2O7 groups, without non-tetrahedral anions; |
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| Other Cebollite Information![]() NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Ford32) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Cebollite : |
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 Search for Cebollite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cebollite : A Bijoux Google Search for CebolliteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Cebollite Cape Minerals Google Search for Cebollite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Cebollite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Cebollite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Cebollite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Cebollite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Cebollite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Cebollite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Cebollite Ask about Cebollite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cebollite Specimen Label here :
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