Mutinaite Mineral Data

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General Mutinaite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192·60(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 6,003.25 gm

Sodium 1.15 % Na 1.55 % Na₂O

Calcium 2.67 % Ca 3.74 % CaO

Aluminum 4.94 % Al 9.34 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 39.77 % Si 85.07 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.03 % H 0.30 % H₂O

Oxygen 51.44 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₃Ca₄Al₁₁Si₈₅O₁₉₂·(H₂O)

Environment:

In cavities in the Jurassic Ferrar dolerite. The natural counterpart of ZSM-5.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Mt. Adamson, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Mutina, the ancient Latin name of Modena, Italy, a center of zeolite research.

Synonym:

ICSD 85446

IMA1996-025

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Mutinaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0085:1:0.6728

Cell Dimensions:

a = 20.223, b = 20.052, c = 13.491, Z = 1; V = 5,470.76 Den(Calc)= 1.82

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.85(1), 3.75(0.98), 11.2(0.84),

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Physical Properties of Mutinaite

Cleavage:

[100] Good

Color:

Colorless, Milky white.

Density:

2.14

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates.

Luster:

Vitreous - Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Mutinaite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.093 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.285 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2674,KPDmeas= 0.2274,KC= 0.2081

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.485, b=1.487, g=1.488, bire=0.0030, 2V(Calc)=70, 2V(Meas)=70. Dispersion 2V could not be measured.

Calculated Properties of Mutinaite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.13 gm/cc
note: r_Mutinaite=2.14 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01885
Boson Index = 0.98115

Photoelectric:

PE_Mutinaite= 2.02 barns/electron
U=PE_Mutinaite x r_electron= 4.31 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Mutinaite is Not Radioactive

Mutinaite Classification

Dana Class:

77.1.6.10 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group

(77.1)true zeolites

(77.1.6)Mordenite and related species

77.1.6.1 Mordenite (Ca,Na2,K2)Al2Si10O24·7(H2O) C mc2₁ mm2

77.1.6.2 Epistilbite CaAl2Si6O16·5(H2O) C1 1

77.1.6.3 Maricopaite Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100·32(H2O) Cm2m 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.4 Dachiardite-Ca (Ca,Na2,K2)5Al10Si38O96·25(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.5 Dachiardite-Na (Na2,Ca,K2)4Al4Si20O48·13(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.6 Ferrierite-Mg (Mg,Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36·9(H2O) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.6a Ferrierite-K! (K,Na)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36·9(H2O) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.6b Ferrierite-Na! (Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36·9(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.7 Boggsite NaCa2(Al5Si19O48)·17(H2O) I mma 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.8 Gottardiite! Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272·93(H2O) C mca 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.9 Terranovaite! (Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160-29(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.1.6.10 Mutinaite ! Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192·60(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/J.22-06 VIII - Silicates

VIII/J - Tectosilicates (network), with zeolite-structure, Bladed Zeolites

VIII/J.22 - Zeolite group, Ferrierite - Laumontite series

VIII/J.22-01 Ferrierite-Na! (Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36·9(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-03 Ferrierite-K! (K,Na)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36·9(H2O) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-05 Ferrierite-Mg (Mg,Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36·9(H2O) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-06 Mutinaite Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192·60(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-07 Terranovaite! (Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160-29(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-08 Gottardiite! Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272·93(H2O) C mca 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-10 Boggsite NaCa2(Al5Si19O48)·17(H2O) I mma 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-15 Dachiardite-Na (Na2,Ca,K2)4Al4Si20O48·13(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-20 Dachiardite-Ca (Ca,Na2,K2)5Al10Si38O96·25(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.22-30 Mordenite (Ca,Na2,K2)Al2Si10O24·7(H2O) C mc2₁ mm2

VIII/J.22-40 Edingtonite BaAl2Si3O10·4(H2O) P 2₁2₁2 2 2 2

VIII/J.22-50 Laumontite CaAl2Si4O12·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Other Mutinaite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin) PHYS. PROP.(Min.Mag.,Vol.61,p733,1997) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Mutinaite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Mutinaite

Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192·60(H2O)
Dana No: 77.1.6.10 Strunz No: VIII/J.22-06
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