Aerinite Mineral Data + 
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- 68.1.3.1 Aerinite (Ca,Na)6FeAl(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Mg)6[Si12O36(OH)12H][(H2O)12(CO3)] P 3c1 3m
- VIII/F.32-10 Alamosite PbSiO3 Pn m
- VIII/F.32-20 Aerinite (Ca,Na)6FeAl(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Mg)6[Si12O36(OH)12H][(H2O)12(CO3)] P 3c1 3m
General Aerinite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ca,Na)6FeAl(Fe++,Mg)2(Al,Mg)6[Si12O36(OH)12H][(H2O)12(CO3)] | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,944.10 gm | ||
| Sodium 0.59 % Na 0.80 % Na2O | |||
| Calcium 10.51 % Ca 14.71 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 1.25 % Mg 2.07 % MgO | |||
| Aluminum 8.47 % Al 16.00 % Al2O3 | |||
| Iron 6.89 % Fe 5.17 % FeO / 4.11 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Silicon 17.34 % Si 37.09 % SiO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.87 % H 16.68 % H2O | |||
| Carbon 0.74 % C 2.72 % CO2 | |||
| Oxygen 52.34 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 99.34 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca5.1Na0.5Fe3+AlFe2+1.4Mg0.3Al5.1Mg0.7Si12O36(OH)12(H2O)12(CO3)1.2 | ||
| Environment: |
Alteration product in basalts and andesites. Hydrothermal zeolite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1876 | ||
| Locality: |
Spain, Caserras, Aragon and St. Pandelon, Landes, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek root "aer-", alluding to atmosphere or sky and hence the color, sky blue. | ||
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Aerinite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.30972 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 16.872, c = 5.2256, Z = 1; V = 1,288.25 Den(Calc)= 2.51 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: P 3c1 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 14.65(1), 4.05(0.8), 2.721(0.75), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Aerinite |
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| Color: |
Blue, Blue green, Sky blue. | ||
| Density: |
2.48 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Translucent | ||
| Habit: |
Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. | ||
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
bluish white | ||
Optical Properties of Aerinite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.014 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2191,KPDmeas= 0.2218,KC= 0.2222 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.51, b=1.56, g=1.58, bire=0.0700, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=63. | ||
| Pleochroism (x): |
bright blue. | ||
| Pleochroism (y): |
pale beige. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
pale beige. | ||
Calculated Properties of Aerinite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.50 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01128 Boson Index = 0.98872 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEAerinite = 4.27 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Aerinite is Not Radioactive |
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Aerinite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
68.1.3.1 (68)Inosilicate Structures with Chains of More Than One Width | ||
| (68.1)Dana Type | |||
| (68.1.3)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VIII/F.32-20 VIII - Silicates | ||
| VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and band) Twelve chains[Si12O36]24- | |||
| VIII/F.32 - Alamosite series | |||
Other Aerinite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin 84:1467, 89:1833) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Aerinite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Aerinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Aerinite : Translate Aerinite Mineral Data : Ask about Aerinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Aerinite Specimen Label here :
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