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Molecular Weight = 1,214.76 gm |
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Potassium 4.76 % K 5.74 % K2O |
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Barium 1.81 % Ba 2.02 % BaO |
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Sodium 0.36 % Na 0.48 % Na2O |
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Strontium 0.14 % Sr 0.17 % SrO |
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Calcium 1.58 % Ca 2.22 % CaO |
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Magnesium 0.02 % Mg 0.03 % MgO |
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Titanium 10.68 % Ti 17.82 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 1.63 % Mn 2.10 % MnO |
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Niobium 8.87 % Nb 12.69 % Nb2O5 |
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Aluminum 0.04 % Al 0.08 % Al2O3 |
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Zinc 3.01 % Zn 3.75 % ZnO |
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Iron 0.41 % Fe 0.53 % FeO |
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Silicon 18.22 % Si 38.98 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.56 % H 13.93 % H2O |
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Oxygen 46.89 % O |
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100.00 % 100.55 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
K1.48Ca0.48Na0.19Ba0.16Sr0.02Zn0.56Mn2+0.36Fe2+0.09Mg0.01Ti2.71Nb1.162(Si3.94)2(Al0.01)
2(O11.85)(OH)2.19O1.41·8.3(H2O) |
Hydrothermal product in 3 pegmatites. May form pseudomorphs after murmanite. (labuntosovite group; structure) |
Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) |
Mount Kedydverpakhk and Mount Krrnasurt, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the Russian geochemist and mineralogist Maria V. Kuz'menko (1918-1995) and the Zn content. |
IMA2001-037 |
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| | Kuzmenkoite-Zn Crystallographya:b:c =1.0396:1:0.5617 |
a = 14.4, b = 13.851, c = 7.781, Z = 2; beta = 117.33° V = 1,378.72 Den(Calc)= 2.93 |
Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cm |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.19(1)(400,421,402), 3.09(0.91)(041,022), 6.92(0.75)(020,001),
6.4(0.5)(201,200), 2.49(0.35)(441,403), 2.58(0.35)(241), |
| Physical Properties of Kuzmenkoite-ZnNone |
Colorless, White, Grayish white, Pale pink, Light brown. |
2.78 - 2.87, Average = 2.82 |
Transparent to Translucent |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Pseudomorphous - Occurs in the form of another mineral. |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
white |
| Optical Properties of Kuzmenkoite-ZnCI meas= 0.035 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.07 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.245,KPDmeas= 0.2541,KC= 0.2635 Ncalc = 1.73 - 1.77 Biaxial (+), a=1.68-1.683, b=1.686-1.688, g=1.783-1.787, bire=0.1030-0.1040, 2V(Calc)=28-30, 2V(Meas)=25. Dispersion dispersion not observed. |
| Calculated Properties of Kuzmenkoite-ZnBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.79 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Kuzmenkoite-Zn =2.83 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PEKuzmenkoite-Zn = 25.37 barns/electron |
U=PEKuzmenkoite-Zn x relectron= 70.70 barns/cc. |
GRapi = 67.78 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Kuzmenkoite-Zn | Kuzmenkoite-Zn Classification60.01.03c.02 (60)Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings |
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(60.01)as Titanosilicates |
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(60.01.03c)Labuntsovite Group (Kuzmenkoite subgroup Monoclinic [C2/m]) |
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09.CE.30c 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.C - Cyclosilicates |
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09.CE -[Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), |
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| Other Kuzmenkoite-Zn InformationNAME( AmMin, v 88, p 932) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 932) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 932) |
Links to other databases for Kuzmenkoite-Zn : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Google Images 4 - Google Scholar 5 - MinDAT 6 - MinMax(Deutsch) 7 - MinMax(English) 8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Kuzmenkoite-Zn using: Visit our Advertisers for Kuzmenkoite-Zn : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Kuzmenkoite-Zn Mineral Data : Ask about Kuzmenkoite-Zn here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kuzmenkoite-Zn Specimen Label here :
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