General Crossite Information![]() Na2(Mg,Fe++)3(Al,Fe+++)2Si8O22(OH)2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 795.32 gm |
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Sodium 5.78 % Na 7.79 % Na2O |
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Magnesium 6.11 % Mg 10.14 % MgO |
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Aluminum 2.54 % Al 4.81 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 8.78 % Fe 9.03 % FeO / 2.51 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 28.25 % Si 60.44 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.25 % H 2.27 % H2O |
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Oxygen 48.28 % O |
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100.00 % 96.98 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Na2Mg2Fe2+Al0.75Fe3+0.25(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
![]() High pressure, low temperature metamorphic mineral. Discredited by IMA amphibole subcommittee (now glaucophane or ferroglaucophane or magnesioriebeckite or riebeckite). |
![]() Discredited IMA 1997 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1894 |
![]() Berkeley, Conta Costa Co., USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named in 1894 for Charles Whitman Cross, (1854-1949), geologist, United States Geological Survey. |
![]() Discredited |
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ICSD 27459 |
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PDF 20-376 |
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Crossite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.5387:1:0.2969 |
![]() a = 9.647, b = 17.905, c = 5.316, Z = 2; beta = 103.6° V = 892.48 Den(Calc)= 2.96 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 8.31(1), 3.08(0.7), 2.71(0.4),2.53(0.2), 3.4(0.2), 4.48(0.2), 4.87(0.2), 8.95(0.1), |
| Physical Properties of Crossite![]() {110} Perfect, {010} Good |
![]() Blue, Gray, Gray blue. |
![]() 3.16 |
![]() Transparent to translucent |
![]() Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
![]() Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. |
![]() 6 - Orthoclase |
![]() Non-fluorescent. |
![]() Vitreous (Glassy) |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Crossite![]() CI meas= -0.02 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.089 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2214,KPDmeas= 0.2074,KC= 0.2033 Ncalc = 1.6 - 1.64 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.64-1.659, b=1.645-1.666, g=1.652-1.67, bire=0.0110-0.0120, 2V(Calc)=72-82, 2V(Meas)=12-65. Dispersion very strong, r > v. |
![]() wine yellow, pale yellow, colorless, or pale mauve blue. |
![]() blue, prussian blue, purplish blue, or deep blue. |
![]() grayish violet, violet, blue, or deep mauve blue. |
| Calculated Properties of Crossite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.13 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Crossite =3.16 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 ![]() PECrossite = 3.98 barns/electron |
U=PECrossite x rElectron Density= 12.48 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Crossite is Not Radioactive | Crossite Classification![]() 66.01.03c.03 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 |
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(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration |
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(66.01.03c)Group 4, the sodic amphiboles |
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![]() 09.DE.25 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family |
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| Other Crossite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana) |
![]() Links to other databases for Crossite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - Online Mineral Museum 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info Search for Crossite using: Visit our Advertisers for Crossite : A Bijoux Google Search for CrossiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Crossite Cape Minerals Google Search for Crossite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Crossite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Crossite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Crossite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Crossite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Crossite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Crossite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Crossite Ask about Crossite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Crossite Specimen Label here :
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