General Ferritschermakite Information![]() Ca2(Fe++,Mg)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 879.70 gm |
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Calcium 9.11 % Ca 12.75 % CaO |
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Magnesium 2.76 % Mg 4.58 % MgO |
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Aluminum 9.20 % Al 17.39 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 12.70 % Fe 16.33 % FeO |
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Silicon 22.35 % Si 47.81 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.23 % H 2.05 % H2O |
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Oxygen 43.65 % O |
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100.00 % 100.91 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Ca2Fe2+2MgAl3Si7O22(OH)2 |
![]() Approved IMA 1978 |
![]() Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. |
![]() Ferritschermakite |
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Ferritschermakite Crystallography![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
| Physical Properties of Ferritschermakite![]() Transparent to Translucent |
![]() 5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase |
![]() Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Optical Properties of Ferritschermakite![]() |
| Calculated Properties of Ferritschermakite![]() Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 ![]() PEFerritschermakite = 6.05 barns/electron |
U=PEFerritschermakite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Ferritschermakite is Not Radioactive | Ferritschermakite Classification![]() 66.01.03a.08 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 |
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(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration |
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(66.01.03a)Group 2, the calcic amphiboles |
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![]() 09.DE.10 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 Ferritschermakite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(List of New Min. Names,28-33th,1974-1984) |
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