Paragonite  Mineral Data

Paragonite Mineral Data

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General Paragonite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 382.20 gm
   Sodium     6.02 %  Na    8.11 % Na2O
   Aluminum  21.18 %  Al   40.02 % Al2O3
   Silicon   22.05 %  Si   47.16 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   0.53 %  H     4.71 % H2O
   Oxygen    50.23 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NaAl3Si3O10(OH)2
Help on Environment: Environment: Metamorphic mineral formed in schists and gneisses under a broad range of P-T conditions. Commonly mistaken for "sericite".
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1843
Help on Locality: Locality: Mte. Campione, Tessin, Switzerland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named from the Greek for "to mislead", in allusion to its originally having been mistaken for talc.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Paragonite + Pronunciation Say PARAGONITE
 

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Paragonite   Chloritoid

Comments: Grayish crystalline inclusion of chloritoid in white, massive paragonite.
Location: Drandorf Fundgrube Mine, Bockau, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

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Paragonite

Comments: Silvery micaceous paragonite comprising schist rock, with garnet crystals.
Location: Gassettts, New Hampshire, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Paragonite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.577:1:2.1732
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.13, b = 8.89, c = 19.32, Z = 4; beta = 95° V = 877.75 Den(Calc)= 2.89
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: MonoclinicSpace Group: C 2/c,Cc
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.522(1), 4.39(0.9), 3.203(0.8),
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Comodi P , Zanazzi P F , Physics and Chemistry of Minerals , 27 (2000) p.377-385, Structural thermal behavior of paragonite and its dehydroxylate:, a high-temperature single-crystal study, Sample 2: T = 600 C

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Physical Properties of Paragonite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {001} Perfect
Help on Color: Color: White, Yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 2.78
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent
Help on Habit: Habit: Massive - Fibrous - Distinctly fibrous fine-grained forms.
Help on Habit: Habit: Scaly - Morphology like fish scales.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 2.5 - Finger Nail
Help on Luster: Luster: Pearly
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Paragonite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2051,KPDmeas= 0.2132,KC= 0.2124
Ncalc = 1.59 - 1.61
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.564-1.58, b=1.594-1.609, g=1.6-1.609, bire=0.0290-0.0360, 2V(Calc)=0-46, 2V(Meas)=0-40.
 

Calculated Properties of Paragonite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.76 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Paragonite =2.78 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEParagonite = 1.57 barns/electron
U=PEParagonite x rElectron Density= 4.34 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Paragonite is Not Radioactive
 

Paragonite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 71.02.02a.02 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
  (71.02)with 2:1 Layers
  (71.02.02a)Mica Group (Muscovite subgroup)
 
71.02.02a.01 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
71.02.02a.02 Paragonite NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/c,Cc Mono
 
71.02.02a.03 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)V,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m
 
71.02.02a.04 Roscoelite K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
71.02.02a.05 Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
71.02.02a.06 Celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
71.02.02a.06b Ferroceladonite! K2FeFeSi8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m
 
71.02.02a.06c Ferroaluminoceladonite! K2Fe2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m
 
71.02.02a.06d Aluminoceladonite! KAl(Mg,Fe)[]Si4O10(OH)2 2/m
 
71.02.02a.06e Chromceladonite! KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2 C 2 2
 
71.02.02a.07 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
71.02.02a.08 Nanpingite Cs(Al,Mg,Fe,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/c 2/m
 
71.02.02a.09 Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
71.02.02a.10 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m
 
71.02.02a.11 Chromphyllite! (K,Ba)(Cr,Al)2[AlSi3O10](OH,F)2 C 2c 2/m
 
71.02.02a.12 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 09.EC.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
  09.E - Phyllosilicates
  09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets
 
09.EC.15 Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)V,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Chromphyllite! (K,Ba)(Cr,Al)2[AlSi3O10](OH,F)2 C 2c 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Aluminoceladonite! KAl(Mg,Fe)[]Si4O10(OH)2 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Ferroaluminoceladonite! K2Fe2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Ferroceladonite! K2FeFeSi8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Nanpingite Cs(Al,Mg,Fe,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/c 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Roscoelite K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Paragonite NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/c,Cc Mono
 
09.EC.15 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.EC.15 Chromceladonite! KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2 C 2 2
 
09.EC.15 Ganterite! [Ba0.5(Na,K)0.5]Al2(Si2.5Al1.5O10)(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m
 

Other Paragonite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Paragonite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - UCLA - Petrography Thin-Sections
14 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Paragonite

NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2
Dana No: 71.02.02a.02 Strunz No: 09.EC.15
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