Kyanoxalite Mineral Data

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General Kyanoxalite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na7(Al5-6Si6-7O24)(C2O4)0.5-1.0•5H2O

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,031.96 gm

Sodium 15.59 % Na 21.02 % Na₂O

Aluminum 14.38 % Al 27.17 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 17.69 % Si 37.85 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.98 % H 8.73 % H₂O

Carbon 1.75 % C 5.23 % C₂O₃

Oxygen 49.61 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₇Al_5.5Si_6.5O₂₄(C₂O₄)_0.75•5(H₂O)

Environment:

Cancrinite group

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Mount Karnasurt, Kola peninsula, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the blue color and containing the oxalate anion.

Synonym:

IMA2008-041

Kyanoxalite Image

Images:

Kyanoxalite

Comments: Small aggregate of white kyanoxalite crystals in matrix.
Location: Karnasurt Mt. Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Sample Size 15x8x6 mm.
© Sergey Vasiliev / Systematic Mineralogy

Kyanoxalite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.40832

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.6792, c = 5.1772, Z = 1; V = 720.79 Den(Calc)= 2.38

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.264(1), 4.73(0.92), 3.679(0.72),6.39(0.44), 2.618(0.36), 2.126(0.29), 2.76(0.29), 2.437(0.24),

Physical Properties of Kyanoxalite

Color:

Colorless, Pale blue.

Optical Properties of Kyanoxalite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.49 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2046) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Kyanoxalite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.37 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kyanoxalite =2.38 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0086929763
Boson Index = 0.9913070237

Photoelectric:

PE_Kyanoxalite= 1.38 barns/electron
U=PE_Kyanoxalite x rElectron Density= 3.28 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Kyanoxalite Classification

Dana Class:

76.02.05.22 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework

(76.02)Feldspathoids and related species

(76.02.05)Cancrinite group

76.02.05.01 Afghanite (Na,Ca,K)8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl,CO3)3•(H2O) P 6₃/mmc, P 6₃mc, or P 62c Hex

76.02.05.02 Bystrite (Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5•(H2O) P 3₁c 3m

76.02.05.03 Cancrinite Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(CO3)2 P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.04 Cancrisilite Na7Al5Si7O24(C03)•3(H2O) P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.05 Davyne Na4K2Ca2Si6Al6O24(SO4)Cl2 P 6₃/m 6/m

76.02.05.06 Franzinite [(Na,K)30Ca10][Si30Al30O120](SO4)10•2(H2O) P 3₂1 3 2

76.02.05.07 Giuseppettite [Na42K16Ca6]S64Si48Al48O192(SO4)10Cl2•5H2O P 3₁c 3m

76.02.05.08 Hydroxycancrinite Na4(AlSiO4)3(OH)•(H2O) P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.09 Liottite (Ca,Na,K)8(Si,Al)12O24[(SO4),(CO3),Cl,OH]4•(H2O) P 6m2 6 m2

76.02.05.10 Microsommite (Na,Ca,K)7-8(Si,Al)12O24(Cl,SO4)2-3 P 6₃22 6 2 2

76.02.05.11 Pitiglianoite Na6K2Si6Al6O24(SO4)•2(H2O) P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.12 Quadridavyne (Na,K)6Ca2Al6Si6O24Cl4 P 6₃/m 6/m

76.02.05.13 Sacrofanite (Na,Ca,K)9Si6Al6O24[(OH),(SO4),(CO3),Cl)]4•n(H2O) P 6₃/mmc ? 6/m 2/m 2/m

76.02.05.14 Tounkite (Na,Ca,K)8Al6Si6O24(SO4)2Cl•(H2O) P 6₂22 6 2 2

76.02.05.15 Vishnevite (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)12O24[(SO4),(CO3),Cl2]2-4•n(H2O) P 6₃22 6 2 2

76.02.05.16 Wenkite Ba4Ca6(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2(SO4)3•n(H2O)(?) P 62m 6 m2

76.02.05.17 Marinellite! [(Na,K)42Ca6](Si36Al36O144)(SO4)8Cl2•6(H2O) P 3₁c or P 2c Trig

76.02.05.18 Farneseite! (Na37K9Ca10)S56(Si42Al42)S84O168(SO4)12•6(H2O) P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

76.02.05.19 Alloriite! Na5K1.5Ca(Si6Al6O24)(SO4)(OH)0.5•H2O P 3₁c 3m

76.02.05.20 Biachellaite (Na,Ca,K)8(Si6Al6O24)(SO4)2(OH)0.5•H2O P 3 3

76.02.05.21 IMA2008-006! [Na82.5Ca33K16.5](Si99Al99O396)(SO4)33•4H2O P 3 3

76.02.05.22 Kyanoxalite! Na7(Al5-6Si6-7O24)(C2O4)0.5-1.0•5H2O P 6₃ 6

76.02.05.23 IMA2008-065! (Na,K)6Ca2(Si6Al6O24)Cl2(CO3) P 6₃ 6

Strunz Class:

09.FX.00 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.F - Unclassified Strunz Tectosilicates

09.FX -Unknown

09.FX.00 Kyanoxalite! Na7(Al5-6Si6-7O24)(C2O4)0.5-1.0•5H2O P 6₃ 6

Other Kyanoxalite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Kyanoxalite :
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

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Kyanoxalite

Na7(Al5-6Si6-7O24)(C2O4)0.5-1.0•5H2O
Dana No: 76.02.05.22 Strunz No: 09.FX.00
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