Mongolite Mineral Data

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General Mongolite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10•5(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,502.31 gm

Calcium 10.67 % Ca 14.93 % CaO

Niobium 37.11 % Nb 53.08 % Nb₂O₅

Silicon 9.35 % Si 20.00 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 1.34 % H 11.99 % H₂O

Oxygen 41.53 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₄Nb₆Si₅O₂₄(OH)₁₀•5(H₂O)

Environment:

Agpaitic pegmatites in alkalic granite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1985

Locality:

Khan-Bogdinsky massif, Gobi desert, Mongolia, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Mongolite + Pronunciation

Mongolite Image

Images:

Mongolite

Comments: White to pinkish massive mongolite.
Location: Khan-Bogdinskii massif, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Scale: Picture size 6 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Mongolite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:4.14428

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7, c = 29.01, Z = 2; V = 1,421.49 Den(Calc)= 3.51

Crystal System:

TetragonalSpace Group: Unk

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.163(1), 2.974(0.7), 3.087(0.65),

Physical Properties of Mongolite

Cleavage:

{001} Good

Color:

Gray lilac, Light violet.

Density:

3.147 - 3.15, Average = 3.14

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Foliated - Two dimensional platy forms.

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Mongolite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.045 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.143 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2194,KPDmeas= 0.2446,KC= 0.256
Ncalc = 1.81 - 1.9

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.74, w=1.8, bire=0.0600.

Calculated Properties of Mongolite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.05 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mongolite =3.15 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0047106809
Boson Index = 0.9952893191

Photoelectric:

PE_Mongolite= 55.88 barns/electron
U=PE_Mongolite x rElectron Density= 170.53 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Mongolite Classification

Dana Class:

56.02.04.15 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O

(56.02)with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination

(56.02.04)Cuspidine - Wohlerite group

56.02.04.01 Baghdadite Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9 P 2₁/a 2/m

56.02.04.02 Burpalite Na2CaZrSi2O7F2 P 2₁/a 2/m

56.02.04.03 Cuspidine Ca4Si2O7(F,OH)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

56.02.04.04 Lavenite (Na,Ca)2(Mn,Fe)(Zr,Ti,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F) P 2₁/a 2/m

56.02.04.05 Wohlerite NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2 P 2₁/m 2/m

56.02.04.06 Niocalite Ca14Nb2(Si2O7)4O6F2 Pa m

56.02.04.07 Hiortdahlite (Ca,Na,Y)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O7(F,O,OH)2 P1 1

56.02.04.08 Rosenbuschite (Ca,Na)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O8F P1 1

56.02.04.09 Hainite Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8 P1 1

56.02.04.10 Janhaugite (Na,Ca)3(Mn,Fe)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2Si4O15(OH,F,O)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

56.02.04.11 Jennite Ca9Si6O18(OH)6•8H2O P1 1

56.02.04.12 Komarovite (Ca,Mn)2(Nb,Ti)2Si2O7(O,F)2•3.5(H2O) Unk Ortho

56.02.04.13 Natrokomarovite* Na6CaNb6[Si4O12F2•4(H2O) C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.02.04.14 Suolunite Ca2Si2O5(OH)2•(H2O) F dd2 mm2

56.02.04.15 Mongolite Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10•5(H2O) Unk Tetra

56.02.04.16 Kristiansenite! Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) C1 1

56.02.04.17 Kochite! Na2(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Mn,Ca)2Zr2Ti2(Si2O7)4(O,F)4F4 P1 1

56.02.04.18 Marianoite! Na2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 P 2₁ 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.HF.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.H - Unclassified Silicates

09.HF -With Nb, Ta, Zr

09.HF.05 Mongolite Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10•5(H2O) Unk Tetra

Other Mongolite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

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

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Mongolite

Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10•5(H2O)
Dana No: 56.02.04.15 Strunz No: 09.HF.05
Locality:

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