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General Lintisite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na3LiTi2Si4O14·2(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 544.03 gm
   Sodium    12.68 %  Na   17.09 % Na2O
   Lithium    1.28 %  Li    2.75 % Li2O
   Titanium  17.60 %  Ti   29.37 % TiO2
   Silicon   20.65 %  Si   44.18 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   0.74 %  H     6.62 % H2O
   Oxygen    47.05 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na3LiTi2Si4O14·2(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1990
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 33739
  IMA1989-025
  PDF 45-1336
 

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Lintisite   Serandite

Comments: Yellowish-white fibrous veinlets of lintisite in brown serandite.
Location: Mount Alluaiv, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Lintisite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =3.3236:1:0.6068
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 28.583, b = 8.6, c = 5.219, Z = 4; beta = 91.03° V = 1,282.69 Den(Calc)= 2.82
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.996(1), 14.29(1),
 

Physical Properties of Lintisite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [100] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Colorless, Light yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 2.77
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Pearly
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Lintisite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2616,KPDmeas= 0.2663,KC= 0.2707
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.672, b=1.739, g=1.802, bire=0.1300, 2V(Calc)=84, 2V(Meas)=85.
 

Calculated Properties of Lintisite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=2.73 gm/cc
note: rLintisite =2.77 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.03358
Boson Index = 0.96642
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PELintisite = 3.88 barns/electron
U=PELintisite x relectron= 10.58 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Lintisite is Not Radioactive

 

Lintisite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 65.1.6.3 (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/F.03-60 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and band) double chains [Si2O6]4-
  VIII/F.03 - Magnesiocarpholite - Vinogradovite series
 
VIII/F.03-10 Magnesiocarpholite MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/F.03-20 Ferrocarpholite (Fe,Mg)Al2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/F.03-30 Carpholite MnAl2Si2O6(OH)4 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/F.03-40 Balipholite BaMg2LiAl3Si4O12(OH,F)8 C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/F.03-50 Lorenzenite Na2Ti2Si2O9 P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/F.03-60 Lintisite Na3LiTi2Si4O14·2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
 
VIII/F.03-70 Vinogradovite (Na,K)4Ti4(Si,Al)8O26·3(H2O,Na) A2/a 2/m
 
VIII/F.03-80 Paravinogradovite! (Na,[])2(Ti,Fe)4(Si2O6)2(Si3AlO10)(OH)4·H2O P1 1
 

Other Lintisite 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 Lintisite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 -Athena 5 - EUROmin Project 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 -MinDAT 11 -MinMax(Deutsch) 12 -MinMax(English) 13 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 -QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - WWW-MINCRYST 16 -École des Mines de Paris

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Na3LiTi2Si4O14·2(H2O)
Dana No: 65.1.6.3 Strunz No: VIII/F.03-60
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