Carpholite Mineral Data

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General Carpholite Information

Chemical Formula:

MnAl2Si2O6(OH)4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 329.10 gm

Manganese 16.69 % Mn 21.56 % MnO

Aluminum 16.40 % Al 30.98 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 17.07 % Si 36.51 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 1.23 % H 10.95 % H₂O

Oxygen 48.62 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺Al₂Si₂O₆(OH)₄

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1817

Locality:

Schlaggenwald, Bohemia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

From the Greek karfos - "straw" and lithos - "stone."

Synonym:

ICSD 34520

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Carpholite Image

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Carpholite

Comments: Golden yellow compact radiating massive carpholite.
Location: Schlaggenwald, Bohemia, Zapadocesky, Czech Republic. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Carpholite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6885:1:0.2543

Cell Dimensions:

a = 13.86, b = 20.13, c = 5.12, Z = 8; V = 1,428.49 Den(Calc)= 3.06

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C cca

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 5.73(1), 5.08(0.7), 2.62(0.5),

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Ghose S , Sen Gupta P K , Boggs R C , Schlemper E O , American Mineralogist , 74 (1989) p.1084-1090, Crystal chemistry of a nonstoichiometric carpholite,, Kx(Mn2-x,Lix)Al4Si4O12(OH)4F4: A chain silicate related to pyroxenes, Locality: Sawtooth batholith, Idaho, USA

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Physical Properties of Carpholite

Cleavage:

{100} Imperfect, {010} Imperfect, {110} Imperfect

Color:

Straw yellow, Greenish gray, Yellowish brown.

Density:

2.9

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Habit:

Massive - Fibrous - Distinctly fibrous fine-grained forms.

Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Carpholite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.074 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2035,KPDmeas= 0.2147,KC= 0.2198
Ncalc = 1.64 - 1.67

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.61, b=1.628, g=1.63, bire=0.0200

Calculated Properties of Carpholite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.87 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Carpholite =2.90 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0082060313
Boson Index = 0.9917939687

Photoelectric:

PE_Carpholite= 5.33 barns/electron
U=PE_Carpholite x rElectron Density= 15.32 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Carpholite is Not Radioactive

Carpholite Classification

Dana Class:

65.01.05.01 (65)Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1

(65.01)with chains P=2

(65.01.05)Carpholite group

65.01.05.01 Carpholite MnAl2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.01.05.02 Ferrocarpholite (Fe,Mg)Al2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.01.05.03 Magnesiocarpholite MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.01.05.04 Balipholite BaMg2LiAl3Si4O12(OH,F)8 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.01.05.05 Potassiccarpholite! (K,Na,[])(Li,Mn)2Al)4Si4O12(OH)4(F,OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.01.05.06 Vanadiocarpholite! MnVAl(Si2O6)(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.DB.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)

09.DB -Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; Pyroxene-related minerals

09.DB.05 Carpholite MnAl2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DB.05 Balipholite BaMg2LiAl3Si4O12(OH,F)8 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DB.05 Ferrocarpholite (Fe,Mg)Al2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DB.05 Magnesiocarpholite MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DB.05 Potassiccarpholite! (K,Na,[])(Li,Mn)2Al)4Si4O12(OH)4(F,OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DB.05 Vanadiocarpholite! MnVAl(Si2O6)(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Carpholite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Carpholite :
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 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Carpholite

MnAl2Si2O6(OH)4
Dana No: 65.01.05.01 Strunz No: 09.DB.05
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