Genthelvite Mineral Data

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General Genthelvite Information

Chemical Formula:

Zn4Be3(SiO4)3S

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 596.91 gm

Beryllium 4.53 % Be 12.57 % BeO

Zinc 43.82 % Zn 54.54 % ZnO

Silicon 14.12 % Si 30.20 % SiO₂

Sulfur 5.37 % S 5.37 % S^2-

- % S -2.68 % -O=S

Oxygen 32.16 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Zn₄Be₃(SiO₄)₃S

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1944

Locality:

Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Frederick August Ludwig Karl Genth (1820-1893), German-American mineralogist.

Name Pronunciation:

Genthelvite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 201641

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Genthelvite Image

Images:

Genthelvite

Comments: Pyramidal crystals of genthelvite.
Location: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Genthelvite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.1206, Z = 2; V = 535.51 Den(Calc)= 3.70

Crystal System:

Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: P 43n

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.918(1), 2.174(1), 3.33(1),

Crystal Structure:

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Hassan I , Grundy H D , American Mineralogist , 70 (1985) p.186-192, The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2

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Physical Properties of Genthelvite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Blue green, Brown, Colorless, Green, Yellow.

Density:

3.62

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Hardness:

6-6.5 - Orthoclase-Pyrite

Luminescence:

Phosphorescent fluorescent, Short UV=green, Long UV=green.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Genthelvite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.146 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.122 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2009,KPDmeas= 0.2054,KC= 0.1792
Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.66

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.742-1.745.

Calculated Properties of Genthelvite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.55 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Genthelvite =3.70 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93

Photoelectric:

PE_Genthelvite= 22.74 barns/electron
U=PE_Genthelvite x rElectron Density= 80.63 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Genthelvite is Not Radioactive

Genthelvite Classification

Dana Class:

76.02.04.03 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework

(76.02)Feldspathoids and related species

(76.02.04)Helvite group

76.02.04.01 Helvite Mn4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

76.02.04.02 Danalite Fe4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

76.02.04.03 Genthelvite Zn4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

Strunz Class:

09.FB.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O

09.FB -Tektosilicates with additional anions

09.FB.10 Bicchulite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I 43m 4 3m

09.FB.10 Danalite Fe4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Hauyne (Na,Ca)4-8Al6Si6(O,S)24(SO4,Cl)1-2 P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Genthelvite Zn4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Helvite Mn4Be3(SiO4)3S P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Lazurite Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Kamaishilite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I-lattice Tetra

09.FB.10 Nosean Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4) P 43m 4 3m

09.FB.10 Sodalite Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 P 43n 4 3m

09.FB.10 Tugtupite Na4AlBeSi4O12Cl I 4 4

09.FB.10 Tsaregorodtsevite N(CH3)4AlSi5O12 I 222 2 2 2

Other Genthelvite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990;www.saint-hilaire.ca) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Genthelvite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - CalTech Mineral Spectroscopy
6 - EUROmin Project
7 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
8 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
9 - Google Images
10 - Google Scholar
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
12 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
13 - MinDAT
14 - MinMax(Deutsch)
15 - MinMax(English)
16 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
17 - QUT Mineral Atlas
18 - Ruff.Info
19 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Genthelvite

Zn4Be3(SiO4)3S
Dana No: 76.02.04.03 Strunz No: 09.FB.10
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