| Colquiriite Mineral Data |
- 11.6.3.1 Colquiriite CaLiAlF6 P 3c 3 2/m
- III/B.03-10 Cryolithionite Na3Li3Al2F12 I a3d 4/m 3 2/m
- III/B.03-20 Colquiriite CaLiAlF6 P 3c 3 2/m
- III/B.03-25 Simmonsite! Na2LiAlF6 P 21/n 2/m
- III/B.03-30 Cryolite Na3AlF6 P 21/n 2/m
- III/B.03-40 Elpasolite K2NaAlF6 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- III/B.03-45 Bogvadite Na2SrBa2Al4F20 Pnmn,Pn2n Ortho
- III/B.03-48 Jorgensenite! Na2(Sr,Ba)14Na2Al12F64(OH,F) C 2/m 2/m
- III/B.03-50 Jarlite Na(Sr,Na,[])7(Mg,[])Al6F32(OH,H2O)2 C 2/m 2/m
- III/B.03-60 Calcjarlite Na(Ca,Sr)3Al3(F,OH)16 C 2/m 2/m
General Colquiriite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaLiAlF6 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 187.99 gm | ||
| Lithium 3.69 % Li 7.95 % Li2O | |||
| Calcium 21.32 % Ca 29.83 % CaO | |||
| Aluminum 14.35 % Al 27.12 % Al2O3 | |||
| Fluorine 60.64 % F 60.64 % F | |||
| - % F -25.53 % -O=F2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CaLiAlF6 | ||
| Environment: |
Rare accessory species in tin mine. Synthetic material used for laser crystals. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 | ||
| Locality: |
Colquiri mine, Colquiri, Bolivia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 39699 | ||
| PDF 33-794 | |||
Colquiriite Image | |||
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Colquiriite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.92629 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.02, c = 9.67, Z = 2; V = 211.04 Den(Calc)= 2.96 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3c | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.23(1), 2.22(0.9), 1.736(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Colquiriite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
White. | ||
| Density: |
2.94 | ||
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ||
| Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Colquiriite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.234 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.239 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1306,KPDmeas= 0.1315,KC= 0.1717 |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.385, w=1.388, bire=0.0030. | ||
Calculated Properties of Colquiriite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.82 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00305 Boson Index = 0.99695 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEColquiriite = 3.46 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Colquiriite is Not Radioactive |
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Colquiriite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
11.6.3.1 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides | ||
| (11.6)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (11.6.3)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
III/B.03-20 III - Halogenides | ||
| III/B - Double halogenides without water, with [BF4]1-,[SiF6]2- and [AlF6]3- | |||
| III/B.03 - Kryolithionite - Calcjarlite series | |||
Other Colquiriite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Colquiriite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Colquiriite using: Visit our Advertisers for Colquiriite : Translate Colquiriite Mineral Data : Ask about Colquiriite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Colquiriite Specimen Label here :
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