Mengxianminite Mineral Data

Mengxianminite Mineral Data
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General Mengxianminite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na)3(Fe++,Mn++)2Mg2(Sn++++,Zn)5Al8O29
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,474.00 gm
   Sodium      1.17 %  Na    1.58 % Na2O
   Calcium     6.12 %  Ca    8.56 % CaO
   Magnesium   3.30 %  Mg    5.47 % MgO
   Manganese   1.86 %  Mn    2.41 % MnO
   Aluminum   14.64 %  Al   27.67 % Al2O3
   Zinc        5.55 %  Zn    6.90 % ZnO
   Iron        5.68 %  Fe    7.31 % FeO
   Tin        30.20 %  Sn   38.34 % SnO2
   Oxygen     31.48 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       98.24 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca2.25Na0.75Fe2+1.5Mn2+0.5Mg2Sn3.75Zn1.25Al8O29
Help on Environment: Environment: Inadequately described species.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Not Approved IMA - Published 1986
Help on Locality: Locality: China, location not mentioned. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Presumably named for the locality.
 

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Mengxianminite Crystallography
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk
 

Physical Properties of Mengxianminite

Help on Color: Color: Brownish green.
Help on Density: Density: 3.85
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 6 - Orthoclase
 

Optical Properties of Mengxianminite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: NCalc= 1.67 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1734) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1
 

Calculated Properties of Mengxianminite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.60 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mengxianminite =3.85 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEMengxianminite = 95.30 barns/electron
U=PEMengxianminite x rElectron Density= 343.38 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Mengxianminite is Not Radioactive
 

Mengxianminite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 04.00.00.00 (04)Oxide Minerals
  (04.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers
  (04.00.00)Oxide
 
04.00.00.00 Ashanite? (Nb,Ta,U,Fe,Mn)4O8 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
04.00.00.00 Chubutite* Pb7O6Cl2 Unk Ortho
 
04.00.00.00 Clinobirnessite* Na4Mn14O27•9(H2O) Mono
 
04.00.00.00 Donathite? (Fe,Mg)(Cr,Fe)2O4 P 4/nnm 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
04.00.00.00 IMA2008-022 UO2(OH)2 pseudo-orthorhombic Mono
 
04.00.00.00 Krasnogorite* WO3 Pmnb 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
04.00.00.00 Mengxianminite* (Ca,Na)3(Fe,Mn)2Mg2(Sn,Zn)5Al8O29 Unk Ortho
 
04.00.00.00 Romanite* (Fe,U,Pb)2(Ti,Fe)O4 Trig ? Trig
 
04.00.00.00 Tantalowodginite* (Mn2,[])4Ta4Ta8O32 C 2/c 2/m
 
04.00.00.00 Ungursaite* NaCa5(Ta,Nb)24O65(OH) P 63/m,P 63 Hex
 
04.00.00.00 Wolframoixiolite* (Fe,Mn,Nb)(Nb,W,Ta)O4 Pc m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 04.CC.60 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate
  04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar
  04.CC -With large and medium-sized cations
 
04.CC.60 Mengxianminite* (Ca,Na)3(Fe,Mn)2Mg2(Sn,Zn)5Al8O29 Unk Ortho
 

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

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Mengxianminite

(Ca,Na)3(Fe++,Mn++)2Mg2(Sn++++,Zn)5Al8O29
Dana No: 04.00.00.00 Strunz No: 04.CC.60
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