General Aerinite Information![]() (Ca,Na)6FeAl(Fe++,Mg)2(Al,Mg)6[Si12O36(OH)12H][(H2O)12(CO3)] |
![]() Molecular Weight = 1,944.10 gm |
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Sodium 0.59 % Na 0.80 % Na2O |
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Calcium 10.51 % Ca 14.71 % CaO |
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Magnesium 1.25 % Mg 2.07 % MgO |
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Aluminum 8.47 % Al 16.00 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 6.89 % Fe 5.17 % FeO / 4.11 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 17.34 % Si 37.09 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.87 % H 16.68 % H2O |
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Carbon 0.74 % C 2.72 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 52.34 % O |
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100.00 % 99.34 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Ca5.1Na0.5Fe3+AlFe2+1.4Mg0.3Al5.1Mg0.7Si12O36(OH)12(H2O)12(CO3)1.2 |
![]() Alteration product in basalts and andesites. Hydrothermal zeolite. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1876 |
![]() Spain, Caserras, Aragon and St. Pandelon, Landes, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named from the Greek root "aer-", alluding to atmosphere or sky and hence the color, sky blue. |
![]() Aerinite |
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Aerinite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:0.30972 |
![]() a = 16.872, c = 5.2256, Z = 1; V = 1,288.25 Den(Calc)= 2.51 |
![]() Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: P 3c1 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 14.65(1), 4.05(0.8), 2.721(0.75), |
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| Physical Properties of Aerinite![]() Blue, Blue green, Sky blue. |
![]() 2.48 |
![]() Translucent |
![]() Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. |
![]() 3 - Calcite |
![]() Vitreous (Glassy) |
![]() bluish white |
| Optical Properties of Aerinite![]() CI meas= 0.044 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.055 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2191,KPDmeas= 0.2218,KC= 0.2319 Ncalc = 1.58 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.51, b=1.56, g=1.58, bire=0.0700, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=63. |
![]() bright blue. |
![]() pale beige. |
![]() pale beige. |
| Calculated Properties of Aerinite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.50 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Aerinite =2.48 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 ![]() PEAerinite = 4.27 barns/electron |
U=PEAerinite x rElectron Density= 10.69 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Aerinite is Not Radioactive | Aerinite Classification![]() 68.01.03.01 (68)Inosilicate Structures with Chains of More Than One Width |
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(68.01)Dana Type |
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(68.01.03)Dana Group |
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![]() 09.DB.45 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DB -Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; Pyroxene-related minerals |
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| Other Aerinite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin 84:1467, 89:1833) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
![]() Links to other databases for Aerinite : |
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 Aerinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Aerinite : A Bijoux Google Search for AeriniteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Aerinite Cape Minerals Google Search for Aerinite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Aerinite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Aerinite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Aerinite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Aerinite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Aerinite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Aerinite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Aerinite Ask about Aerinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Aerinite Specimen Label here :
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