Oneillite Mineral Data

Oneillite Mineral Data

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General Oneillite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na15Ca3Mn3Fe++3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 3,128.56 gm

Sodium 11.02 % Na 14.86 % Na₂O

Calcium 3.84 % Ca 5.38 % CaO

Zirconium 8.75 % Zr 11.82 % ZrO₂

Manganese 5.27 % Mn 6.80 % MnO

Niobium 2.97 % Nb 4.25 % Nb₂O₅

Iron 5.36 % Fe 6.89 % FeO

Silicon 22.44 % Si 48.01 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.10 % H 0.89 % H₂O

Chlorine 0.57 % Cl 0.57 % Cl

- % Cl -0.13 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 39.68 % O

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100.00 % 99.34 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₁₅Ca₃Mn²⁺₃Fe²⁺₃Zr₃NbSi₂₅O_74.8(OH)_2.5(H₂O)_0.3Cl_0.5

Environment:

Found in nepheline syenite at the contact between a vein of fine-grained albite and the host rock. A member of the Eudialyte group.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after John Johnston O’Neill (1886-1966), geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, and later, Professor of geology, Dean of Science and Dean of Engineering at Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada.

Synonym:

IMA1998-064

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Oneillite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.11266

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.192, c = 29.983, Z = 3; V = 5,229.90 Den(Calc)= 2.98

Crystal System:

Trigonal - PyramidalH-M Symbol (3) Space Group: R 3

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.964(1), 2.844(0.891), 11.348(0.442),4.291(0.365), 6.021(0.361), 3.15(0.349), 7.1(0.33), 3.199(0.308), 5.683(0.308),

Physical Properties of Oneillite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Yellowish brown.

Density:

3.2

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes

Hardness:

5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Oneillite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2157,KPDmeas= 0.2009,KC= 0.2069

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.6406, w=1.645, bire=0.0044.

Calculated Properties of Oneillite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.11 gm/cc
note: r_Oneillite=3.20 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02167
Boson Index = 0.97833

Photoelectric:

PE_Oneillite= 20.39 barns/electron
U=PE_Oneillite x r_electron= 63.45 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Oneillite is Not Radioactive

Oneillite Classification

Dana Class:

64.1.1.6 (64)Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups

(64.1)with mixed ring types

(64.1.1)Eudialyte Group

64.1.1.1 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

64.1.1.2 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl·2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

64.1.1.3 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2·2(H2O) R 3m 3m

64.1.1.4 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.5 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.6 Oneillite ! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

64.1.1.7 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.8 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl·2-3H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.9 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.11 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.12 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.13 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.14 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m

64.1.1.15 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m

64.1.1.16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

64.1.1.17 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.18 IMA2004-026! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

64.1.1.19 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m

Strunz Class:

VIII/E.25-40 VIII - Silicates

VIII/E - Cyklosilicates, triplet rings, nine-rings and ten-rings

VIII/E.25 - Eudialyte - Alluaivite series

VIII/E.25-10 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

VIII/E.25-14 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl·2-3H2O R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-20 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-30 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2·2(H2O) R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-32 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-40 Oneillite Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

VIII/E.25-50 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-56 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-58 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-60 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-70 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

VIII/E.25-80 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl·2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

Other Oneillite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, 8/99) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, 10/99) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, 10/99)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Oneillite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 -Athena 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Oneillite

Na15Ca3Mn3Fe++3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2
Dana No: 64.1.1.6 Strunz No: VIII/E.25-40
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