Pekovite Mineral Data

Pekovite Mineral Data

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General Pekovite Information

Chemical Formula:

SrB2Si2O8

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 291.02 gm

Strontium 29.21 % Sr 34.54 % SrO

Silicon 19.49 % Si 41.71 % SiO₂

Boron 7.32 % B 23.56 % B₂O₃

Oxygen 43.98 % O

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100.00 % 99.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Sr_0.97B_1.97Si_2.02O₈

Environment:

Found in a block of quartz, presumably the quartz core of a pegmatite or other type of vein. Sr-dominant analogue of danburite

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Alai range, Tien Shan, northern Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Igor Viktorovich Pekov (1967-), Russian mineralogist and alkaline rock expert.

Synonym:

IMA2003-035

Pekovite Image

Images:

Pekovite

Comments: Backscatter elecron image of (a) an intergrowth of pekovite (Pkv) and pectolite (Pct) and (b), an enlarged area of (a) showing details. (CanMin, v 42, p 110).
Location: Moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Alai range, Tien Shan, northern Tajikistan. Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Pekovite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0298:1:1.1265

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.155, b = 7.919, c = 8.921, Z = 4; V = 576.11 Den(Calc)= 3.36

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.62(1)(210), 2.786(0.9)(103,013,122), 3.51(0.9)(112),3.31(0.8)(121), 1.982(0.7)(232), 2.706(0.6), 3.01(0.6)(202), 5.94(0.6)(011),

Crystal Structure:

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Pautov L A , Agakhanov A A , Sokolova E V , Hawthorne F C , The Canadian Mineralogist , 42 (2004) p.107-119, Maleevite, BaB2Si2O8, and pekovite, SrB2Si2O8, new mineral species from the, Dara-i-Pioz alkaline massif, Northern Tajikistan: Description and crystal structure, Locality: Dara-i-Pioz alkaline massif, Northern Tajikistan

Physical Properties of Pekovite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless.

Density:

3.35

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Intergrown Crystals - Occurs as intergrown crystalline aggregates

Hardness:

7 - Quartz

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Pekovite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1841,KPDmeas= 0.1847,KC= 0.1875

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.597, b=1.627, g=1.632, bire=0.0350

Calculated Properties of Pekovite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.20 gm/cc
note: r_Pekovite=3.35 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.04432
Boson Index = 0.95568

Photoelectric:

PE_Pekovite= 33.16 barns/electron
U=PE_Pekovite x r_electron= 106.10 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Pekovite is Not Radioactive

Pekovite Classification

Dana Class:

56.3.1.3 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O

(56.3)with [Si2O7] with borate groups

(56.3.1)Danburite Goup

56.3.1.1 Danburite CaB2(SiO4)2 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.3.1.2 Maleevite! BaB2Si2O8 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.3.1.3 Pekovite ! SrB2Si2O8 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/J.08-30 VIII - Silicates

VIII/J - Tectosilicates (network) without anions unfamiliar to the tetraheders

VIII/J.08 - Reedmergnerite - Danburite series

VIII/J.08-10 Reedmergnerite NaBSi3O8 C1 1

VIII/J.08-20 Danburite CaB2(SiO4)2 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.08-30 Pekovite SrB2Si2O8 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/J.08-40 Maleevite! BaB2Si2O8 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Pekovite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, v 42, p 107) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, v 42, p 107) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, v 42, p 107)

See Also:

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

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Pekovite

SrB2Si2O8
Dana No: 56.3.1.3 Strunz No: VIII/J.08-30
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