General Ominelite Information![]() (Fe++,Mg)Al3BSiO9 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 316.53 gm |
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Magnesium 0.77 % Mg 1.27 % MgO |
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Aluminum 25.57 % Al 48.32 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 15.88 % Fe 20.43 % FeO |
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Silicon 8.87 % Si 18.98 % SiO2 |
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Boron 3.42 % B 11.00 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 45.49 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Fe2+0.9Mg0.1Al3BSiO9 |
![]() Accessory mineral found in a high alumina porphyritic granite of Miocene age associated with sekaninaite (Fe cordierite). Fe 2+ -analogue of grandidierite. |
![]() Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) |
![]() Omine Mountains near the misen River at Tenkawa, Yoshio, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named after the locality. |
![]() IMA1999-025 |
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Ominelite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.9311:1:0.5183 |
![]() a = 10.363, b = 11.129, c = 5.769, Z = 4; V = 665.34 Den(Calc)= 3.16 |
![]() Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 5.05(1), 5.21(0.9)(200), 2.18(0.75)(150,421,312),2.79(0.75)(040), 2.97(0.75)(101), 2.9(0.5), 3.51(0.5)(130), 3.73(0.5)(121), 5.57(0.5)(020), |
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| Physical Properties of Ominelite![]() None |
![]() Blue. |
![]() Transparent |
![]() Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. |
![]() Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes |
![]() Equant Grains - Granular material with equel dimensions in x, y, and z. |
![]() 7 - Quartz |
![]() Vitreous (Glassy) |
![]() pale blue |
| Optical Properties of Ominelite![]() CI calc= -0.003 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.2047,KC= 0.2041 Ncalc = 1.64 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.631, b=1.654, g=1.656, bire=0.0250, 2V(Calc)=32, 2V(Meas)=31.5. Dispersion strong, r >> v. |
| Calculated Properties of Ominelite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.09 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Ominelite =3.16 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 ![]() PEOminelite = 5.87 barns/electron |
U=PEOminelite x rElectron Density= 18.12 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Ominelite is Not Radioactive | Ominelite Classification![]() 54.01.01.02 (54)Nesosilicate Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates |
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(54.01)with (BO3) |
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(54.01.01)Grandidierite Group |
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![]() 09.AJ.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.A - Nesosilicates |
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09.AJ -Nesosilicates with BO3 triangles and/or B[4], Be[4] tetrahedra, |
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| Other Ominelite Information![]() NAME( AmMin, Vol 87, p 160) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 87, p 160) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol 87, p 160) |
![]() Links to other databases for Ominelite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Ominelite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ominelite : A Bijoux Google Search for OmineliteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Ominelite Cape Minerals Google Search for Ominelite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Ominelite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Ominelite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Ominelite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Ominelite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Ominelite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Ominelite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Ominelite Ask about Ominelite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ominelite Specimen Label here :
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