Chromceladonite Mineral Data

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General Chromceladonite Information

Chemical Formula:

KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 421.75 gm

Potassium 9.27 % K 11.17 % K₂O

Magnesium 5.76 % Mg 9.56 % MgO

Chromium 12.33 % Cr 16.12 % CrO

Silicon 26.64 % Si 56.99 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.48 % H 4.27 % H₂O

Oxygen 45.52 % O

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100.00 % 98.10 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

KCrMgSi₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Environment:

Matasomatic-hydrothermal mineral in a U-V deposit. Cr-analogue of celadonite

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Padma uranium-vanadium deposit, southern Karelia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for its Cr content and the relationship to celadonite.

Synonym:

IMA1999-024

Chromceladonite Image

Images:

Chromceladonite

Comments: Greenish gray, pearly aggregate of chromceladonite.
Location: Srednaja Padma, Onega Karelia, Russian Federation. Scale: Box Size 2 x 2 cm.
© Sonke Stolze / Systematic Minerals

Chromceladonite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5787:1:1.1165

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.267, b = 9.101, c = 10.162, Z = 2; beta = 100.67° V = 478.69 Den(Calc)= 2.93

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: C 2

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.588(1)(131), 4.54(0.93)(020), 2.409(0.87)(132), 3.638(0.64)(112), 1.518(0.58)(331), 3.097(0.51)(112), 4.36(0.4)(111), 2.583(0

Physical Properties of Chromceladonite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Emerald green, Dark green.

Density:

2.9

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Flexible - Flexible fragments.

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Habit:

Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates.

Hardness:

1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum

Luster:

Vitreous - Silky

Streak:

pale green

Optical Properties of Chromceladonite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.05 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.217,KPDmeas= 0.2192,KC= 0.2066
Ncalc = 1.6 - 1.61

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.605, b=1.648, g=1.654, bire=0.0490

Calculated Properties of Chromceladonite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.90 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Chromceladonite =2.93 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97

Photoelectric:

PE_{Chromceladonite}= 4.79 barns/electron
U=PE_{Chromceladonite} x r_electron= 13.92 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 132.57 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Chromceladonite per GRapi unit = 0.75 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Chromceladonite - barely detectable

Chromceladonite Classification

Dana Class:

71.02.02a.06e (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.02)with 2:1 Layers

(71.02.02a)Mica Group (Muscovite subgroup)

71.02.02a.01 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.02 Paragonite NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/c,Cc Mono

71.02.02a.03 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)V,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02a.04 Roscoelite K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.05 Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.06 Celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.06b Ferroceladonite! K2FeFeSi8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.06c Ferroaluminoceladonite! K2Fe2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.06d Aluminoceladonite! KAl(Mg,Fe)[]Si4O10(OH)2 2/m

71.02.02a.06e Chromceladonite! KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2 C 2 2

71.02.02a.07 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.08 Nanpingite Cs(Al,Mg,Fe,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02a.09 Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.10 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02a.11 Chromphyllite! (K,Ba)(Cr,Al)2[AlSi3O10](OH,F)2 C 2c 2/m

71.02.02a.12 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.EC.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

09.EC.15 Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)V,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.15 Chromphyllite! (K,Ba)(Cr,Al)2[AlSi3O10](OH,F)2 C 2c 2/m

09.EC.15 Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Aluminoceladonite! KAl(Mg,Fe)[]Si4O10(OH)2 2/m

09.EC.15 Ferroaluminoceladonite! K2Fe2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Ferroceladonite! K2FeFeSi8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.15 Nanpingite Cs(Al,Mg,Fe,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.15 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Roscoelite K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Paragonite NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/c,Cc Mono

09.EC.15 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Chromceladonite! KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2 C 2 2

09.EC.15 Ganterite! [Ba0.5(Na,K)0.5]Al2(Si2.5Al1.5O10)(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

Other Chromceladonite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, v 86, p 376) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 86, p 376) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v 86, p 376)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Chromceladonite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Chromceladonite

KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2
Dana No: 71.02.02a.06e Strunz No: 09.EC.15
Locality:

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