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Neotocite Mineral Data + |
General Neotocite Information |
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| (Mn,Fe++)SiO3·(H2O) (?) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 149.26 gm | |||
| Manganese 27.60 % Mn 35.64 % MnO | |||
| Iron 9.35 % Fe 12.03 % FeO | |||
| Silicon 18.82 % Si 40.25 % SiO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.35 % H 12.07 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 42.88 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Mn2+0.75Fe2+0.25SiO3·(H2O) | |||
| Secondary mineral from the alteration of rhodonite and other manganese silicates. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1848 | |||
| Eric-Ers mine, Torsaker, Gastrikland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| From the Greek "Neotokos" = of recent origin, being a product of deterioration of other species. | |||
| Penwithite | |||
| Stratopeite | |||
| Sturtite | |||
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Neotocite Crystallography |
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| Amorphous- No Crystals | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 1.54(1), 3.59(1), 4.36(1), | |||
Physical Properties of Neotocite |
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| None | |||
| Black, Dark brown, Liver brown. | |||
| 2.8 | |||
| Opaque | |||
| Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | |||
| Amorphous - No crystalline form or imitative shape. | |||
| Colloform - Forming from a gel or colloidal mass. | |||
| 3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite | |||
| Resinous | |||
| brown | |||
Optical Properties of Neotocite |
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| NCalc= 1.61 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2176) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 | |||
Calculated Properties of Neotocite |
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relectron=2.75 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01097 Boson Index = 0.98903 |
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PENeotocite = 10.49 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Neotocite is Not Radioactive |
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Neotocite Classification |
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| 71.1.4.4 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
| (71.1)with 1:1 layers | |||
| (71.1.4)Allophane group | |||
| VIII/H.26-60 VIII - Silicates | |||
| VIII/H - Phyllosilicates (layered) Mica like with [Si4O10]4- and related groups | |||
| VIII/H.26 - Allophane - Sturtite series | |||
Other Neotocite Information |
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| NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Ford32) | |||
| Links to other databases for Neotocite : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 -Athena 5 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 6 - EUROmin Project 7 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 8 - Franklin Minerals(Palache) 9 -Google Images 10 -Google Scholar 11 -Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 12 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 13 -MinDAT 14 -MinMax(Deutsch) 15 -MinMax(English) 16 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 17 - Minerals of Wisconsin 18 -QUT Mineral Atlas 19 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Neotocite using: Visit our Advertisers for Neotocite : Translate Neotocite Mineral Data : Ask about Neotocite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Neotocite Specimen Label here :
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