Eudialyte Mineral Data

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General Eudialyte Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe++,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2 (?)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 992.15 gm
   Sodium      9.27 %  Na   12.49 % Na2O
   Calcium     6.06 %  Ca    8.48 % CaO
   Cerium      7.06 %  Ce    8.27 % Ce2O3
   Yttrium     0.90 %  Y     1.14 % Y2O3
   Zirconium   9.19 %  Zr   12.42 % ZrO2
   Manganese   1.66 %  Mn    2.14 % MnO
   Iron        3.38 %  Fe    4.34 % FeO
   Silicon    22.65 %  Si   48.45 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.15 %  H     1.36 % H2O
   Chlorine    1.79 %  Cl    1.79 % Cl
                -   %   Cl   -0.40 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen     37.90 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.48 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na4Ca1.5Ce0.5Fe2+0.6Mn2+0.3Y0.1ZrSi8O22(OH)1.5Cl0.5
Help on Environment: Environment: Nepheline-syenite rocks.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1801
Help on Locality: Locality: Julianehaab district of Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: From the Greek eu - "well" and dialytos - "decomposable."
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Eudialyte + Pronunciation Say EUDIALYTE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 68157
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Eudialyte   Natrolite

Comments: Druse of gemmy, red eudialyte crystals to 1 mm on white natrolite.
Location: Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
© John Veevaert
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Eudialyte   Vlasovite

Comments: Transparent yellow-gray vlasovite crystal frozen in pink eudialyte matrix.
Location: Kipawa alkaline complex, near Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township, Témiscamingue Co., Québec, Canada. Scale: 2x2x1 cm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals
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Eudialyte   Agrellite

Comments: Tan agrellite grain, with red eudialyte.
Location: Kipiwa Complex, Villedieu, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
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Eudialyte   Gittinsite

Comments: White crystalline gittinsite with red eudialyte.
Location: Kipiwa Complex, Villedieu Township, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Eudialyte Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:2.10669
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 14.34, c = 30.21, Z = 12; V = 5,379.97 Den(Calc)= 3.67
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 7.19(1), 2.87(0.8), 5.74(0.8),
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Johnsen O , Grice J D , The Canadian Mineralogist , 37 (1999) p.865-891, The crystal chemistry of the eudialyte group, Locality: Illimaussaq complex, South Greenland, Sample: #15, Note: additional sites with low but unreported occupancies excluded, Note: y(M3a) adjusted to satisfy symmetry constraints

 

Physical Properties of Eudialyte

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {0001} Imperfect
Help on Color: Color: Pinkish red, Red, Yellow, Yellowish brown, Violet.
Help on Density: Density: 2.8 - 3, Average = 2.9
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Help on Habit: Habit: Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.
Help on Habit: Habit: Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Eudialyte

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.19 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1661,KPDmeas= 0.2103,KC= 0.205
Ncalc = 1.57 - 1.75
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (+), w=1.606-1.61, e=1.61-1.613, bire=0.0030-0.0040.
 

Calculated Properties of Eudialyte

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.81 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Eudialyte =2.90 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEEudialyte = 50.35 barns/electron
U=PEEudialyte x relectron= 141.29 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 7,287.91 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Eudialyte per GRapi unit = 137.21 (PPM)

Eudialyte is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Radioactivity from Eudialyte - mild
Specimen
Size
Weight/Volume
(Sphere) *		 Calculated
Activity
Bequerols
(Bq)		 Calculated
Activity
Curies (Ci)		 Estimated
Activity
GR(api)		 Estimated
Exposure
(mRem**)/hr
If Held in Hand
For One Hour
1000 gm / 8.70 cm 158,171 4.27E-06 7,287.91 2.40
100 gm / 4.04 cm 15,817 4.27E-07 728.79 0.24
10 gm / 1.87 cm 1,582 4.27E-08 72.88 0.02
1 gm / 8.70 mm 158 4.27E-09 7.29 0.00
0.1 gm / 4.04 mm 16 4.27E-10 0.73 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.87 mm 2 4.27E-11 0.07 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.87 mm 0 4.27E-12 0.01 0.00

Weight of pure Eudialyte in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.90 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 0.35 % Th) From Sum REE Elements ( 7.06 % REE)
 

Eudialyte Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 64.01.01.01 (64)Cyclosilicates
  (64.01)Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups with mixed ring types
  (64.01.01)Eudialyte Group
 
64.01.01.01 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m
 
64.01.01.02 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
64.01.01.03 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.04 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.05 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.06 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3
 
64.01.01.07 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.08 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.09 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.11 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.12 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.13 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.14 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.15 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.17 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.18 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.19 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.20 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.21 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m
 
64.01.01.22 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 09.CO.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
  09.C - Cyclosilicates
  09.CO -[Si9O27]18- 9-membered rings
 
09.CO.10 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
09.CO.10 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m
 
09.CO.10 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3
 
09.CO.10 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3
 
09.CO.10 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m
 
09.CO.10 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m
 

Other Eudialyte Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Eudialyte :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
5 - Athena
6 - CalTech Mineral Spectroscopy
7 - EUROmin Project
8 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
9 - Glendale Community College
10 - Google Images
11 - Google Scholar
12 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
13 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
14 - MinDAT
15 - MinMax(Deutsch)
16 - MinMax(English)
17 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
18 - QUT Mineral Atlas
19 - Ruff.Info
20 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
21 - WWW-MINCRYST
22 - theimage

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Eudialyte

Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe++,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2 (?)
Dana No: 64.01.01.01 Strunz No: 09.CO.10
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