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General Kukisvumite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Na6ZnTi4Si8O28·4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,139.58 gm
   Sodium    12.10 %  Na   16.32 % Na2O
   Titanium  16.81 %  Ti   28.04 % TiO2
   Zinc       5.74 %  Zn    7.14 % ZnO
   Silicon   19.72 %  Si   42.18 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   0.71 %  H     6.32 % H2O
   Oxygen    44.93 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na6ZnTi4Si8O28·4(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1991
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1989-052
 

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Kukisvumite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =3.3576:1:0.6061
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 28.889, b = 8.604, c = 5.215, Z = 2; V = 1,296.25 Den(Calc)= 2.92
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pccn
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.009(1), 14.49(0.9), 4.815(0.8),
 

Physical Properties of Kukisvumite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Colorless, White.
Help on Density: Density: 2.9
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Kukisvumite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2531,KPDmeas= 0.2548,KC= 0.2617
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.676, b=1.746, g=1.795, bire=0.1190, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=77.
 

Calculated Properties of Kukisvumite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.85 gm/cc
note: rKukisvumite =2.90 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.0335
Boson Index = 0.9665
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKukisvumite = 6.49 barns/electron
U=PEKukisvumite x relectron= 18.51 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Kukisvumite is Not Radioactive
 

Kukisvumite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 65.1.6.2 (65)Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1
  (65.1)with chains P=2
  (65.1.6)Lorenzenite group
 
65.1.6.1 Lorenzenite Na2Ti2Si2O9 P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
65.1.6.2 Kukisvumite Na6ZnTi4Si8O28·4(H2O) Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
65.1.6.3 Lintisite Na3LiTi2Si4O14·2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
 
65.1.6.4 Manganokukisvumite! Na6MnTi4Si8O28·4(H2O) Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/C.13-25 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/C - Sorosilicates with [Si2O7]6-, with anions unfamiliar to tetraheders [O,OH,F]
  VIII/C.13 - Rosenbuschite - Lamprophyllite - Hejtmanite series
 
VIII/C.13-05 Grenmarite! (Zr,Mn)2(Zr,Ti)(Mn,Na)(Na,Ca)4(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 P 2/c 2/m
 
VIII/C.13-10 Seidozerite (Na,Ca)2(Zr,Ti,Mn)2Si2O7(O,F)2 P 2/c 2/m
 
VIII/C.13-15 Nabalamprophyllite! Ba(Na,Ba){Na3Ti[Ti2O2Si4O14](OH,F)2} P 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.13-20 Lamprophyllite Na2(Sr,Ba)2Ti3(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.13-25 Kukisvumite Na6ZnTi4Si8O28·4(H2O) Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.13-27 Shkatulkalite! Na10MnTi3Nb3(Si2O7)6(OH)2F·12(H2O) P 2,Pm,P 2/m Mono
 
VIII/C.13-30 Barytolamprophyllite Ba2Na3(Fe,Ti)3(Si2O7)2(O,OH,F)4 C 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.13-40 Ericssonite BaMn2FeO[Si2O7](OH) C 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/C.13-50 Orthoericssonite BaMn2(FeO)Si2O7(OH) Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Kukisvumite Information
Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,19)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Kukisvumite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Kukisvumite

Na6ZnTi4Si8O28·4(H2O)
Dana No: 65.1.6.2 Strunz No: VIII/C.13-25
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