Kellyite Mineral Data

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General Kellyite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Mn++,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 323.85 gm

Magnesium 7.51 % Mg 12.45 % MgO

Manganese 25.45 % Mn 32.86 % MnO

Aluminum 8.33 % Al 15.74 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 13.01 % Si 27.83 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 1.24 % H 11.13 % H₂O

Oxygen 44.46 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺_1.5MgAl_0.5Si_1.5Al_0.5O₅(OH)₄

Environment:

Metamorphic Mn deposit with other Mn-silicates.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1974

Locality:

Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for William Crowley Kelley (1929-), American geologist, University of Michigan.

Name Pronunciation:

Kellyite

Kellyite Image

Images:

Kellyite

Comments: Light-yellow irregular to platy tablets of kellyite in matrix.
Location: Near Bald Knob, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Kellyite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.62528

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.348, c = 14.04, Z = 2; V = 347.76 Den(Calc)= 3.09

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - PyramidalH-M Symbol (6) Space Group: P 6₃

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.535(1), 3.502(0.85), 7(0.85),

Physical Properties of Kellyite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Golden yellow, Lemon yellow.

Density:

3.07

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Lath - Shaped like a small, thin plaster lath, tabular (rectangular) in shape.

Habit:

Micaceous - Platy texture with "flexible" plates.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:

Vitreous - Resinous

Streak:

yellowish white

Optical Properties of Kellyite

Dichroism (e):

colorless or greenish yellow.

Dichroism (w):

pale yellow or reddish brown.

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.04 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.046 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2079,KPDmeas= 0.2093,KC= 0.2179
Ncalc = 1.67

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.639, w=1.646, bire=0.0070.

Calculated Properties of Kellyite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.02 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kellyite =3.07 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Kellyite= 7.33 barns/electron
U=PE_Kellyite x rElectron Density= 22.17 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Kellyite Classification

Dana Class:

71.01.02c.05 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.01)with 1:1 layers

(71.01.02c)Serpentine group (Amesite subgroup)

71.01.02c.01 Amesite Mg2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 C1 1

71.01.02c.02 Berthierine (Fe,Fe,Al,Mg)2-3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 Cm m

71.01.02c.03 Brindleyite (Ni,Mg,Fe)2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 C 2 2

71.01.02c.04 Fraipontite (Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 Cm m

71.01.02c.05 Kellyite (Mn,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 P 6₃ 6

71.01.02c.06 Manandonite Li2Al4[(Si2AlB)O10](OH)8 C1 1

71.01.02c.07 Cronstedtite Fe2Fe(SiFe)O5(OH)4 P 3₁m 3m

Strunz Class:

09.ED.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.ED -Phyllosilicates with kaolinite layers

09.ED.15 Clinochrysotile? Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 Cc, C 2/m Mono

09.ED.15 Berthierine (Fe,Fe,Al,Mg)2-3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 Cm m

09.ED.15 Brindleyite (Ni,Mg,Fe)2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 C 2 2

09.ED.15 Amesite Mg2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 C1 1

09.ED.15 Antigorite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4 Cm m

09.ED.15 Caryopilite (Mn,Mg,Zn,Fe)3(Si,As)2O510(OH,Cl)4 Cm or C 2/m Mono

09.ED.15 Fraipontite (Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 Cm m

09.ED.15 Cronstedtite Fe2Fe(SiFe)O5(OH)4 P 3₁m 3m

09.ED.15 Chrysotile Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 A2/m 2/m

09.ED.15 Nepouite Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 Ccm21 mm2

09.ED.15 Greenalite (Fe,Fe)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 Unk Mono

09.ED.15 Kellyite (Mn,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 P 6₃ 6

09.ED.15 Maufite? (Mg,Ni)Al4Si3O13•4(H2O)(?) Mono ? Mono

09.ED.15 Lizardite Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 P1 1

09.ED.15 Orthochrysotile? Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 Unk Ortho

09.ED.15 Manandonite Li2Al4[(Si2AlB)O10](OH)8 C1 1

09.ED.15 Pecoraite Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

09.ED.15 Parachrysotile? Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 Unk Ortho

Other Kellyite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

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

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Kellyite

(Mn++,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Dana No: 71.01.02c.05 Strunz No: 09.ED.15
Locality:

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