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Kirschsteinite Mineral Data + |
General Kirschsteinite Information |
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| CaFe++SiO4 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 188.01 gm | |||
| Calcium 21.32 % Ca 29.83 % CaO | |||
| Iron 29.70 % Fe 38.21 % FeO | |||
| Silicon 14.94 % Si 31.96 % SiO2 | |||
| Oxygen 34.04 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| CaFe2+(SiO4) | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 | |||
| Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| ICSD 83824 | |||
| PDF 34-98 | |||
Kirschsteinite Image | |||
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Kirschsteinite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.4367:1:0.5774 | |||
| a = 4.877, b = 11.166, c = 6.448, Z = 4; V = 351.14 Den(Calc)= 3.56 | |||
| Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbmn | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.949(1), 2.68(0.85), 2.604(0.8), | |||
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Physical Properties of Kirschsteinite |
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| Colorless, Light green. | |||
| 3.434 | |||
| Transparent to Translucent | |||
| 5.5 - Knife Blade | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Kirschsteinite |
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| CI meas= -0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.013 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1983,KPDmeas= 0.2056,KC= 0.201 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.674-1.693, b=1.694-1.734, g=1.706-1.735, bire=0.0320-0.0420, 2V(Calc)=16-74, 2V(Meas)=50. | |||
| colorless. | |||
| colorless. | |||
| colorless. | |||
Calculated Properties of Kirschsteinite |
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relectron=3.48 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01372 Boson Index = 0.98628 |
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PEKirschsteinite = 12.06 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kirschsteinite is Not Radioactive |
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Kirschsteinite Classification |
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| 51.3.2.2 (51)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| (51.3)with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination | |||
| (51.3.2)Monticellite - Kirschsteinite series | |||
| VIII/A.05-20 VIII - Silicates | |||
| VIII/A - Nesosilicates with [SiO4]4-groups, cations of octahedral orientation [6] | |||
| VIII/A.05 - Monticellite - Glaucochroite series | |||
Other Kirschsteinite Information |
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| PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Heinrich65) | |||
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