Mineral of the Month Club - An Inexpensive Way to Enjoy Minerals General Clinophosinaite InformationNa3CaPSiO7 |
Molecular Weight = 288.86 gm |
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Sodium 23.88 % Na 32.18 % Na2O |
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Strontium 3.03 % Sr 3.59 % SrO |
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Calcium 13.87 % Ca 19.41 % CaO |
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Silicon 9.72 % Si 20.80 % SiO2 |
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Phosphorus 10.72 % P 24.57 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 38.77 % O |
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100.00 % 100.55 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Na3CaSr0.1PSiO7 |
Alteration product of eudialyte in alkalic pegmatites in a differentiated alkalic massif. |
Approved IMA 1981 ( Dana # Added) |
In Russia, on Mts. Yukspor and Koashva, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the crystalline system and the relationship with the phosinaite. |
ICSD 200927 |
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| | Clinophosinaite Crystallographya:b:c =0.5985:1:1.206 |
a = 7.303, b = 12.201, c = 14.715, Z = 8; beta = 91.933° V = 1,310.42 Den(Calc)= 2.93 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/c |
By Intensity(I/Io): 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), |
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| Physical Properties of ClinophosinaiteNone |
Light violet. |
2.85 - 2.88, Average = 2.86 |
Semitransparent |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). |
4 - Fluorite |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Optical Properties of ClinophosinaiteCI 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 Ncalc = 1.56 - 1.57 Biaxial (+), a=1.557, b=1.561, g=1.567, bire=0.0100, 2V(Calc)=80, 2V(Meas)=80. |
| Calculated Properties of ClinophosinaiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.81 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Clinophosinaite =2.87 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0070371994 |
Boson Index = 0.9929628006 PEClinophosinaite = 6.25 barns/electron |
U=PEClinophosinaite x rElectron Density= 17.57 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Clinophosinaite is Not Radioactive | Clinophosinaite Classification60.02.03.01 (60)Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings |
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(60.02)with other anion groups |
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(60.02.03)Dana Group |
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09.CF.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.C - Cyclosilicates |
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09.CF -[Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings, with insular complex anions |
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| Other Clinophosinaite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Clinophosinaite : |
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 Search for Clinophosinaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Clinophosinaite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Clinophosinaite Mineral Data : Ask about Clinophosinaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Clinophosinaite Specimen Label here :
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