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Ferrierite-Mg Mineral Data + |
General Ferrierite-Mg Information |
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| (Mg,Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36·9(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 2,612.43 gm | |||
| Potassium 1.78 % K 2.15 % K2O | |||
| Barium 0.11 % Ba 0.12 % BaO | |||
| Sodium 0.49 % Na 0.66 % Na2O | |||
| Strontium 0.50 % Sr 0.59 % SrO | |||
| Calcium 0.49 % Ca 0.69 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 1.88 % Mg 3.12 % MgO | |||
| Aluminum 7.12 % Al 13.45 % Al2O3 | |||
| Silicon 31.22 % Si 66.79 % SiO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.38 % H 12.32 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 55.03 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 99.88 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Na0.56K1.19Mg2.02Ca0.32Sr0.15Ba0.02Al6.89Si29.04O72·17.86(H2O) | |||
| Alteration product of basalts and as a diagenetic material in rhyolitic tuffaceous sediments and in metamorphic rocks. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1918 | |||
| Railroad cut on the north shore of Kamloops lake, British Columbia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865-1950), Canadian geologist and mining engineer. Mg modifier added by zeolite nomenclature committee. | |||
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Ferrierite-Mg Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =1.3582:1:0.5301 | |||
| a = 19.213, b = 14.145, c = 7.499, Z = 1; V = 2,037.99 Den(Calc)= 2.13 | |||
| Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.537(1), 3.781(0.65), 9.51(0.5), | |||
Physical Properties of Ferrierite-Mg |
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| [100] Perfect, [001] Imperfect | |||
| Colorless, White, Pink, Orange, Red. | |||
| 2.06 - 2.23, Average = 2.14 | |||
| Transparent to translucent | |||
| Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | |||
| Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) | |||
| Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. | |||
| 3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny | |||
| Vitreous - Silky | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Ferrierite-Mg |
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| CI meas= -0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2264,KPDmeas= 0.2249,KC= 0.2228 |
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| Biaxial (+/-), a=1.473-1.489, b=1.474-1.489, g=1.477-1.492, bire=0.0030-0.0040 | |||
Calculated Properties of Ferrierite-Mg |
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relectron=2.16 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01727 Boson Index = 0.98273 |
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PEFerrierite-Mg = 2.67 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 25.93 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Estimated Radioactivity from Ferrierite-Mg |
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Ferrierite-Mg Classification |
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| 77.1.6.6 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group | |||
| (77.1)true zeolites | |||
| (77.1.6)Mordenite and related species | |||
| VIII/J.22-05 VIII - Silicates | |||
| VIII/J - Tectosilicates (network), with zeolite-structure, Bladed Zeolites | |||
| VIII/J.22 - Zeolite group, Ferrierite - Laumontite series | |||
Other Ferrierite-Mg Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, v 35. p 1582) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
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