General Tetranatrolite Information![]() Na2[Al2Si3O10]•2(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 380.22 gm |
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Sodium 12.09 % Na 16.30 % Na2O |
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Aluminum 14.19 % Al 26.82 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 22.16 % Si 47.41 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.06 % H 9.48 % H2O |
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Oxygen 50.49 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Na2Al2Si3O10•2(H2O) |
![]() Dehydration product of paranatrolite. Discredited as identical to gonnardite (AmMin, v 84, p 1445; and v 86, p 588). |
![]() Discredited IMA 1999 - Approved IMA 1980 |
![]() Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() The name given in 1980 recognizes its association with and similarity in chemical composition to natrolite. |
![]() Tetranatrolite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() Discredited |
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ICSD 39904 |
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PDF 33-1205 |
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Tetranatrolite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:0.50806 |
![]() a = 13.02, c = 6.615, Z = 4; V = 1,121.38 Den(Calc)= 2.25 |
![]() Tetragonal - ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (4 2m) Space Group: I 42d |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.867(1), 4.387(0.5), 6.549(0.5), |
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| Physical Properties of Tetranatrolite![]() None |
![]() White, Pale pink. |
![]() 2.28 |
![]() Translucent to Opaque |
![]() 5 - Apatite |
![]() Fluorescent, Short UV=pinkish white, Long UV=pinkish white. |
![]() Vitreous - Dull |
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| Optical Properties of Tetranatrolite![]() colorless. |
![]() colorless. |
![]() CI meas= 0.014 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2171,KPDmeas= 0.2143,KC= 0.2173 Ncalc = 1.49 - 1.5 ![]() Uniaxial (+), w=1.481, e=1.496, bire=0.0150. |
| Calculated Properties of Tetranatrolite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.25 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Tetranatrolite =2.25 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 ![]() PETetranatrolite = 1.48 barns/electron |
U=PETetranatrolite x rElectron Density= 3.32 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Tetranatrolite is Not Radioactive | Tetranatrolite Classification![]() 77.01.05.02 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group |
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(77.01)true zeolites |
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(77.01.05)Natrolite and related species |
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![]() 09.GA.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O |
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09.GA -Zeolites with T5O10 Units – The Fibrous Zeolites |
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| Other Tetranatrolite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8;www.saint-hilaire.ca) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Tetranatrolite : |
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Athena 5 - EUROmin Project 6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 7 - GeoScienceWorld 8 - Google Images 9 - Google Scholar 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - MinDAT 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - Online Mineral Museum 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info 16 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Tetranatrolite using: Visit our Advertisers for Tetranatrolite : A Bijoux Google Search for TetranatroliteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Tetranatrolite Cape Minerals Google Search for Tetranatrolite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Tetranatrolite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Tetranatrolite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Tetranatrolite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Tetranatrolite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Tetranatrolite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Tetranatrolite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Tetranatrolite Ask about Tetranatrolite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tetranatrolite Specimen Label here :
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