Minasgeraisite-(Y) Mineral Data

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General Minasgeraisite-(Y) Information

Chemical Formula:

CaY2Be2Si2O10

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 452.08 gm

Calcium 8.87 % Ca 12.40 % CaO

Yttrium 39.33 % Y 49.95 % Y₂O₃

Beryllium 3.99 % Be 11.07 % BeO

Silicon 12.43 % Si 26.58 % SiO₂

Oxygen 35.39 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CaY₂Be₂(Si₂O₁₀)

Environment:

Granitic pegmatites.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1986

Locality:

The Jaguaracu Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Also known as the Jose Miranda mine or the Ze Pinto or Jose Pinto mine. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Minasgeraisite-(Y) + Pronunciation

Minasgeraisite-(Y) Image

Images:

Minasgeraisite-(Y)

Comments: SEM image of spherical aggregate of growth-zoned minasgeraisite crystals showing elongation along a and simple pedion termination. (AmMin, v71:603).
Location: Lawa de Sr. Jose Pinto pegmatite body, Jaguaracu, Municipo de Timoteo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Tick Marks 10 µm.
© American Mineralogist

Minasgeraisite-(Y) Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.3003:1:0.6217

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.833, b = 7.562, c = 4.702, Z = 2; beta = 90.46° V = 349.62 Den(Calc)= 4.29

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/a

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.83(1), 3.11(1), 2.54(0.9),

Physical Properties of Minasgeraisite-(Y)

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Violet, Lilac, Purple.

Density:

4.25

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Habit:

Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces.

Habit:

Wheat Sheaf - Bundle shaped aggregates resembling wheat sheafs after hand reaping wheat.

Hardness:

6-7 - Orthoclase-Quartz

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Dull

Streak:

pale purple white

Optical Properties of Minasgeraisite-(Y)

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.073 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.081 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1772,KPDmeas= 0.1788,KC= 0.1928
Ncalc = 1.82 - 1.83

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.74, b=1.754, g=1.786, bire=0.0460, 2V(Calc)=68, 2V(Meas)=68.

Calculated Properties of Minasgeraisite-(Y)

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.02 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Minasgeraisite-(Y) =4.25 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_{Minasgeraisite-(Y)}= 50.42 barns/electron
U=PE_{Minasgeraisite-(Y)} x rElectron Density= 202.89 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Minasgeraisite-(Y) is Not Radioactive

Minasgeraisite-(Y) Classification

Dana Class:

54.02.01b.06 (54)Nesosilicate Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates

(54.02)with B in [4] coordination

(54.02.01b)Datolite group (Homilite series)

54.02.01b.01 Bakerite Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3•(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

54.02.01b.02 Gadolinite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10 P 2₁/c 2/m

54.02.01b.03 Gadolinite-(Y) Y2FeBe2Si2O10 P 2₁/a 2/m

54.02.01b.04 Calciogadolinite? CaREE(Fe)Be2Si2O10 P 2₁/a 2/m

54.02.01b.05 Homilite Ca2(Fe,Mg)B2Si2O10 P 2₁/a 2/m

54.02.01b.06 Minasgeraisite-(Y) CaY2Be2Si2O10 P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.AJ.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.A - Nesosilicates

09.AJ -Nesosilicates with BO3 triangles and/or B[4], Be[4] tetrahedra,

09.AJ.20 Bakerite Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3•(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

09.AJ.20 Calcybeborosilite-(Y)! (REE,Ca)2[](B,Be)2(SiO4)2(OH,O)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.AJ.20 Calciogadolinite? CaREE(Fe)Be2Si2O10 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.AJ.20 Datolite CaBSiO4(OH) P 2₁/c 2/m

09.AJ.20 Hingganite-(Yb) (Yb,Y)2([])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.AJ.20 Homilite Ca2(Fe,Mg)B2Si2O10 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.AJ.20 Gadolinite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10 P 2₁/c 2/m

09.AJ.20 Gadolinite-(Y) Y2FeBe2Si2O10 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.AJ.20 Hingganite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca)2([],Fe)Be2Si2O8[(OH),O]2 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.AJ.20 Hingganite-(Y) Y2([])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 P 2₁/a 2/m

09.AJ.20 Melanocerite-(Ce) (Ce,Th,Ca)5(Si,B)3O12(OH,F)•n(H2O)(?) Unk (HEX-R) Trig

09.AJ.20 Minasgeraisite-(Y) CaY2Be2Si2O10 P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Minasgeraisite-(Y) Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.71,p603-607,1986) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.71,p603-607,1986)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Minasgeraisite-(Y) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
7 - MinDAT
8 - MinMax(Deutsch)
9 - MinMax(English)
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Minasgeraisite-(Y)

CaY2Be2Si2O10
Dana No: 54.02.01b.06 Strunz No: 09.AJ.20
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