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General Nordite-(Ce) Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 763.83 gm
   Sodium      8.43 %  Na   11.36 % Na2O
   Strontium   5.74 %  Sr    6.78 % SrO
   Calcium     2.62 %  Ca    3.67 % CaO
   Lanthanum   5.46 %  La    6.40 % La2O3
   Cerium     11.01 %  Ce   12.89 % Ce2O3
   Magnesium   0.95 %  Mg    1.58 % MgO
   Manganese   2.88 %  Mn    3.71 % MnO
   Zinc        3.42 %  Zn    4.26 % ZnO
   Iron        2.19 %  Fe    0.94 % FeO /  2.09 % Fe2O3
   Silicon    21.69 %  Si   46.41 % SiO2
   Oxygen     35.61 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.10 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na2.8Mn2+0.2Sr0.5Ca0.5La0.3Ce0.6Zn0.4Mg0.3Mn2+0.2Fe2+0.1Si5.9Fe3+0.2O17
Help on Environment: Environment: Sodalite syenite pegmatite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1958
Help on Locality: Locality: Near the Chinglusuai River and Motchusuai River, Lovozero Massif, Kola Pininuula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Analog to the La-dominant nordite-(La) which was named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif.
 

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Nordite-(Ce) Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =2.7307:1:3.7307
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 14.2, b = 5.2, c = 19.4, Z = 8; V = 1,432.50 Den(Calc)= 7.08
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pcca
 

Physical Properties of Nordite-(Ce)

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [010] Distinct
Help on Color: Color: Light brown, Dark brown, Blackish brown.
Help on Density: Density: 6.43 - 6.49, Average = 6.46
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
Help on Habit: Habit: Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.
Help on Habit: Habit: Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5 - Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
Help on Streak: Streak: light brown
 

Optical Properties of Nordite-(Ce)

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.476 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.522 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.0896,KPDmeas= 0.0982,KC= 0.1875
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.619-1.621, b=1.63-1.64, g=1.642-1.655, bire=0.0230-0.0340, 2V(Calc)=82-90, 2V(Meas)=<30.
 

Calculated Properties of Nordite-(Ce)

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=6.15 gm/cc
note: rNordite-(Ce) =6.46 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01722
Boson Index = 0.98278
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PENordite-(Ce) = 88.84 barns/electron
U=PENordite-(Ce) x relectron= 546.55 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 16,721.76 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Nordite-(Ce) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Radioactivity from Nordite-(Ce) - weak
Specimen
Size
Weight/Volume
(Sphere) *		 Calculated
Activity
Bequerols
(Bq)		 Calculated
Activity
Curies (Ci)		 Estimated
Activity
GR(api)		 Estimated
Exposure
(mRem**)/hr
If Held in Hand
For One Hour
1000 gm / 6.66 cm 368,745 9.97E-06 16,721.76 5.50
100 gm / 3.09 cm 36,875 9.97E-07 1,672.18 0.55
10 gm / 1.44 cm 3,687 9.97E-08 167.22 0.05
1 gm / 6.66 mm 369 9.97E-09 16.72 0.01
0.1 gm / 3.09 mm 37 9.97E-10 1.67 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.44 mm 4 9.97E-11 0.17 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.67 mm 0 9.97E-12 0.02 0.00

Weight of pure Nordite-(Ce) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 6.46 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 0.82 % Th) From Sum REE Elements (16.46 % REE)
 

Nordite-(Ce) Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 72.5.2.2 (72)Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings
  (72.5)with corrugated and complex layers
  (72.5.2)Leucospenite and related species
 
72.5.2.1 Leucosphenite Na4BaTi2O2[B2Si10O28] C 2/m 2/m
 
72.5.2.2 Nordite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
72.5.2.3 Nordite-(La) (Na,Mn)3(Sr,Ca)(La,Ce)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
72.5.2.4 Semenovite (Na,Ca)9(Ce,La)2(Fe,Mn)(Si,Be)20(O,OH,F)48 Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
72.5.2.5 Ferronordite-(Ce)! Na3SrCeFeSi6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
72.5.2.6 Manganonordite-(Ce)! Na3SrCeMnSi6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
72.5.2.7 Ferronordite-(La)! Na3Sr(La,Ce)FeSi6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/G.03-20 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/G - Intermediate between chain- and layered silicates
  VIII/G.03 - Semenovite-(Ce) - Nordite-(La) series
 
VIII/G.03-10 Semenovite (Na,Ca)9(Ce,La)2(Fe,Mn)(Si,Be)20(O,OH,F)48 Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/G.03-20 Nordite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/G.03-30 Nordite-(La) (Na,Mn)3(Sr,Ca)(La,Ce)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/G.03-40 Ferronordite-(Ce)! Na3SrCeFeSi6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/G.03-45 Ferronordite-(La)! Na3Sr(La,Ce)FeSi6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/G.03-50 Manganonordite-(Ce)! Na3SrCeMnSi6O17 Pcca 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Nordite-(Ce) Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Nordite-(Ce) :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 -Athena 5 - EUROmin Project 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Nordite-(Ce)

(Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17
Dana No: 72.5.2.2 Strunz No: VIII/G.03-20
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