Nabaphite Mineral Data

Nabaphite Mineral Data
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General Nabaphite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: NaBaPO4•9(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 417.43 gm
   Barium      32.90 %  Ba   36.73 % BaO
   Sodium       5.51 %  Na    7.42 % Na2O
   Phosphorus   7.42 %  P    17.00 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     4.35 %  H    38.84 % H2O
   Oxygen      49.83 %  O
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NaBa(PO4)•9(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Late-stage hydrothermal mineral in cavities in ijolite-urtite pegmatite in a differentiated alkalic massif.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1982
Help on Locality: Locality: Mt. Yukspor, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the sodium, Natrium, Barium, and Phosphorus in the composition.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Nabaphite + Pronunciation Say NABAPHITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 410328
 

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Nabaphite

Comments: Translucent tetrahedral nabaphite microcrystal.
Location: Mount Kukisvumchorr, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Nabaphite Crystallography
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 10.711, Z = 4; V = 1,228.83 Den(Calc)= 2.26
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 213
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.598(1), 2.866(0.9), 5.36(0.8),
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Baturin S V , Malinovskii Y A , Belov N V , Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR , 266 (1982) p.624-627, The crystal structure of nabaphite NaBa[PO4]*9H2O

 

Physical Properties of Nabaphite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {100} Distinct
Help on Color: Color: Colorless.
Help on Density: Density: 2.3
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 2 - Gypsum
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Dull
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Nabaphite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.223,KPDmeas= 0.2191,KC= 0.2243
Ncalc = 1.51 - 1.52
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Isotropic, n=1.504.
 

Calculated Properties of Nabaphite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.21 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Nabaphite =2.26 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PENabaphite = 135.51 barns/electron
U=PENabaphite x rElectron Density= 299.33 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Nabaphite is Not Radioactive
 

Nabaphite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 40.01.03.02 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc
  (40.01)where A++ B++ (XO4) · x(H2O)
  (40.01.03)Dana Group
 
40.01.03.01 Nastrophite Na(Sr,Ba)(PO4)•9(H2O) P 213 2 3
 
40.01.03.02 Nabaphite NaBaPO4•9(H2O) P 213 2 3
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 08.CJ.15 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
  08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O
  08.CJ -With only large cations
 
08.CJ.15 Nastrophite Na(Sr,Ba)(PO4)•9(H2O) P 213 2 3
 
08.CJ.15 Nabaphite NaBaPO4•9(H2O) P 213 2 3
 

Other Nabaphite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Nabaphite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Nabaphite

NaBaPO4•9(H2O)
Dana No: 40.01.03.02 Strunz No: 08.CJ.15
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