Magnesioholmquistite Mineral Data

Magnesioholmquistite Mineral Data
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General Magnesioholmquistite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Li2(Mg,Fe++)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 782.99 gm
   Lithium     1.77 %  Li    3.82 % Li2O
   Magnesium   6.21 %  Mg   10.30 % MgO
   Aluminum    6.89 %  Al   13.02 % Al2O3
   Iron        7.13 %  Fe    9.18 % FeO
   Silicon    28.70 %  Si   61.39 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.26 %  H     2.30 % H2O
   Oxygen     49.04 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Li2Mg2Fe2+Al2(Si8O22)(OH)2
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1978
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: The name reflects its composition and relationship to holmquistite..
 

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Magnesioholmquistite   Holmquistite

Comments: Dark blue thin bladed crystals of holmquistite (magnesioholmquistite) in amphibolite.
Location: Uto, Sodermanland, Sweden. Scale: See Image.
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Magnesioholmquistite Crystallography
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma
 

Physical Properties of Magnesioholmquistite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {???} Good
Help on Color: Color: Violet, Gray blue.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase
 

Optical Properties of Magnesioholmquistite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:
 

Calculated Properties of Magnesioholmquistite

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEMagnesioholmquistite = 3.56 barns/electron
U=PEMagnesioholmquistite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Magnesioholmquistite is Not Radioactive
 

Magnesioholmquistite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 66.01.02.09 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2
  (66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration
  (66.01.02)Dana Group
 
66.01.02.01 Magnesioanthophyllite? (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.02 Anthophyllite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.02a Protoanthophyllite! (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.03 Ferro-anthophyllite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.03a Protoferro-anthophyllite! (Fe,Mn)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.03b Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite! (Mn,Fe)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.04 Sodicanthophyllite NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.04a Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite! NaFe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.05 Magnesiogedrite? (Mg,Fe)5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.06 Gedrite []Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.07 Ferrogedrite []Fe5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.07a Sodic-ferrogedrite! NaFe6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.08 Sodicgedrite NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.09 Magnesioholmquistite Li2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.10 Holmquistite [](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.02.11 Ferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 09.DD.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
  09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)
  09.DD -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family
 
09.DD.05 Ferri-clinoholmquistite! []Li2Mg3(Fe3)2(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DD.05 Clinoholmquistite? [](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DD.05 Magnesiogedrite? (Mg,Fe)5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
09.DD.05 Magnesioholmquistite Li2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
09.DD.05 Magnesioclinoholmquistite? Li2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 

Other Magnesioholmquistite Information
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Magnesioholmquistite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - MinMax(Deutsch)
8 - MinMax(English)
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - QUT Mineral Atlas
11 - Ruff.Info

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Magnesioholmquistite

Li2(Mg,Fe++)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2
Dana No: 66.01.02.09 Strunz No: 09.DD.05
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