| Calderite Mineral Data |
General Calderite Information |
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| (Mn++,Ca)3(Fe+++,Al)2(SiO4)3 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 527.18 gm | |||
| Calcium 5.70 % Ca 7.98 % CaO | |||
| Manganese 23.45 % Mn 30.28 % MnO | |||
| Aluminum 2.56 % Al 4.84 % Al2O3 | |||
| Iron 15.89 % Fe 22.72 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Silicon 15.98 % Si 34.19 % SiO2 | |||
| Oxygen 36.42 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Mn2+2.25Ca0.75Fe3+1.5Al0.5(SiO4)3 | |||
| In a manganese deposit. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1850 | |||
| From Katkamsandi, Hazaribagh district, Bihar, and at Netra, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| For James Calder, an early writer on the geology of India; name first applied to a rock, later transferred to its predominant mineral. | |||
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Calderite Crystallography |
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| a = 11.819, Z = 8; V = 1,650.98 Den(Calc)= 4.24 | |||
| Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: I a3d | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 1.574(1), 2.62(1), 2.92(0.9), | |||
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Physical Properties of Calderite |
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| None | |||
| Dark yellow, Reddish yellow. | |||
| 4.08 | |||
| Transparent to Translucent | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Calderite |
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| CI meas= 0.067 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.102 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2057,KPDmeas= 0.2137,KC= 0.2291 |
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| Isotropic, n=1.872. | |||
Calculated Properties of Calderite |
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relectron=3.94 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01108 Boson Index = 0.98892 |
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PECalderite = 12.20 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Calderite is Not Radioactive |
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Calderite Classification |
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| 51.4.3a.6 (51)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| (51.4)with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | |||
| (51.4.3a)Garnet group (Pyralspite series) | |||
| VIII/A.08-40 VIII - Silicates | |||
| VIII/A - Nesosilicates with [SiO4]4-groups, cations of octahedral and cubic orientation [8+6] | |||
| VIII/A.08 - Garnet group, Pyrope - Henritermierite | |||
Other Calderite Information |
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| NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
| Links to other databases for Calderite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info 16 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Calderite using: Visit our Advertisers for Calderite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Calderite Mineral Data : Ask about Calderite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Calderite Specimen Label here :
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