General Offretite Information![]() (K2,Ca,Mg)2.5Al5Si13O36•15(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 1,453.72 gm |
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Potassium 2.96 % K 3.56 % K2O |
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Calcium 3.03 % Ca 4.24 % CaO |
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Magnesium 1.17 % Mg 1.94 % MgO |
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Aluminum 9.65 % Al 18.24 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 24.73 % Si 52.90 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.11 % H 18.84 % H2O |
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Oxygen 56.35 % O |
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100.00 % 99.72 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() K1.1Ca1.1Mg0.7Al5.2Si12.8O36•15.2(H2O) |
![]() Alteration of basalt with the addition of potash. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1890 |
![]() Mont Simiouse, near Montbrison, Loire, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Albert Jules Joseph Offret (1857-?), professor in the Faculty of Sciences, Lyon, France. |
![]() Offretite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 8292 |
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Offretite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:0.57052 |
![]() a = 13.307, c = 7.592, Z = 1; V = 1,164.25 Den(Calc)= 2.07 |
![]() Hexagonal - Ditrigonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6 m2) Space Group: P 6m2 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 11.5(1), 2.88(0.65), 4.35(0.6), |
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| Physical Properties of Offretite![]() {0001} Distinct |
![]() Colorless, White. |
![]() 2.13 |
![]() Transparent to Translucent |
![]() Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
![]() Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit. |
![]() Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
![]() Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) |
![]() 4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
![]() Vitreous (Glassy) |
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| Optical Properties of Offretite![]() CI meas= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.237,KPDmeas= 0.2303,KC= 0.2316 Ncalc = 1.48 - 1.49 ![]() Uniaxial (-), e=1.486-1.492, w=1.489-1.495, bire=0.0030. |
| Calculated Properties of Offretite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.16 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Offretite =2.13 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 ![]() PEOffretite = 1.96 barns/electron |
U=PEOffretite x relectron= 4.24 barns/cc. ![]() |
GRapi = 43.33 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Offretite | Offretite Classification![]() 77.01.02.04 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group |
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(77.01)true zeolites |
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(77.01.02)Chabazite and related species |
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![]() 09.GD.25 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O |
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09.GD -Chains of 6-membered rings – tabular zeolites |
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| Other Offretite Information![]() NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) |
![]() Links to other databases for Offretite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST 16 - Zeolite Database by Bruno Herreros Search for Offretite using: Visit our Advertisers for Offretite : A Bijoux Google Search for OffretiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Offretite Cape Minerals Google Search for Offretite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Offretite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Offretite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Offretite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Offretite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Offretite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Offretite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Offretite Ask about Offretite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Offretite Specimen Label here :
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