Clinophosinaite Mineral Data

Clinophosinaite Mineral Data

General Clinophosinaite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na3CaPSiO7

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 288.86 gm

Sodium 23.88 % Na 32.18 % Na₂O

Strontium 3.03 % Sr 3.59 % SrO

Calcium 13.87 % Ca 19.41 % CaO

Silicon 9.72 % Si 20.80 % SiO₂

Phosphorus 10.72 % P 24.57 % P₂O₅

Oxygen 38.77 % O

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100.00 % 100.55 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₃CaSr_0.1PSiO₇

Environment:

Alteration product of eudialyte in alkalic pegmatites in a differentiated alkalic massif.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1981 ( Dana # Added)

Locality:

In Russia, on Mts. Yukspor and Koashva, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the crystalline system and the relationship with the phosinaite.

Synonym:

ICSD 200927

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Clinophosinaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5985:1:1.206

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.303, b = 12.201, c = 14.715, Z = 8; beta = 91.933° V = 1,310.42 Den(Calc)= 2.93

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.724(1), 2.639(0.57), 2.031(0.5),2.55(0.5), 1.823(0.47), 1.838(0.35), 3.97(0.12),

Physical Properties of Clinophosinaite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Light violet.

Density:

2.85 - 2.88, Average = 2.86

Diaphaniety:

Semitransparent

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Clinophosinaite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.019 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1917,KPDmeas= 0.196,KC= 0.1953

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.557, b=1.561, g=1.567, bire=0.0100, 2V(Calc)=80, 2V(Meas)=80.

Calculated Properties of Clinophosinaite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.81 gm/cc
note: r_{Clinophosinaite}=2.87 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00703
Boson Index = 0.99297

Photoelectric:

PE_{Clinophosinaite}= 6.25 barns/electron
U=PE_{Clinophosinaite} x r_electron= 17.57 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Clinophosinaite is Not Radioactive

Clinophosinaite Classification

Dana Class:

60.2.3.1 (60)Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings

(60.2)with other anion groups

(60.2.3)Dana Group

60.2.3.1 Clinophosinaite ! Na3CaPSiO7 P 2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/E.07-50 VIII - Silicates

VIII/E - Cyklosilicates, quadruplet rings [Si4O11]8-

VIII/E.07 - Labuntsovite Group

VIII/E.07-10 Korobitsynite! Na3(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3-4(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-20 Nenadkevichite (Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)·2(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-30* Strontiochevkinite (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 C 2/a 2/m

VIII/E.07-30 Tsepinite-Na! (Na,H3O,K,Sr,Ba)2(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-32 Tsepinite-K! (K,Ba,Na)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-33 Tsepinite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na,[])2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-34 Paratsepinite-Ba! (Ba,Na,K)2-x(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-40 Vuoriyarvite-K! (K,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·4(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-50 Clinophosinaite Na3CaPSiO7 P 2/c 2/m

VIII/E.07-50* Kuzmenkoite-Zn! K2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4·6-8(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-60* Kuzmenkoite-Mn! (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4[Si4O12]2(OH)4·5(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-60 Phosinaite-(Ce)! Na13Ca2Ce[Si4O12](PO4)4 P 22121 2 2 2

VIII/E.07-70 Gjerdingenite-Fe! K2[(H2O)2(Fe,Mn)][(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4]·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-80 Gjerdingenite-Mn! (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-90 Karupmollerite-Ca! (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-100 Lemmleinite-K! NaK2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·2(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-110 Lemmleinite-Ba! Na2K2Ba1-xTi4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-130 Paralabuntsovite-Mg! Na8K8Mg8Ti16(Si4O12)8(O,OH)16·n(H2O) I2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-140 Labuntsovite-Mg! Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mg,Fe)1xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-150 Labuntsovite-Fe! Na4K4(Ba,K)2(Fe,Mg,Mn)1xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-155 Labuntsovite-Mn Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mn,Fe)1x(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(O,OH)8·n(H2O),n=10-12 I2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-170 Parakuzmenkoite-Fe! (K,Ba)2Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-180 Organovaite-Zn! K2Zn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-190 Organovaite-Mn! K2Mn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-200 Gutkovaite-Mn! CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-205 Neskevaaraite-Fe! NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-210 Alsakharovite-Zn! NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-220 Lepkhenelmite-Zn! Ba2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

Other Clinophosinaite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Clinophosinaite :
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

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Clinophosinaite

Na3CaPSiO7
Dana No: 60.2.3.1 Strunz No: VIII/E.07-50
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