Poudretteite Mineral Data

General Poudretteite Information

Chemical Formula:

KNa2B3Si12O30

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 912.90 gm

Potassium 4.28 % K 5.16 % K₂O

Sodium 5.04 % Na 6.79 % Na₂O

Silicon 36.92 % Si 78.98 % SiO₂

Boron 1.18 % B 3.81 % B₂O₃

Oxygen 52.58 % O

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100.00 % 94.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

KNa₂BSi₁₂O₃₀

Environment:

In marble xenoliths within nepheline syenite breccias in an intrusive alkalic gabbro-syenite complex.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1987

Locality:

From Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the Poudrette family, operators of the quarry where type material was discovered.

Name Pronunciation:

Poudretteite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

IMA1986-028

Poudretteite Image

Images:

Poudretteite

Comments: Pale pink gem fragment of poudretteite.
Location: Pyant-gyi mine, near Pein-pyit, Mogok, Sagaing Region, Mandalay Division, Burma. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Poudretteite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.31702

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.239, c = 13.485, Z = 2; V = 1,224.33 Den(Calc)= 2.48

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6/mcc

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.253(1), 5.13(1), 2.815(0.6),

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Grice J D , Ercit T S , Van Velthuizen J , Dunn P J , The Canadian Mineralogist , 25 (1987) p.763-766, Poudretteite, KNa2B3Si12O30, a new member of the osumilite group from, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, and its crystal structure, Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

Physical Properties of Poudretteite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless, Light pink.

Density:

2.51

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Poudretteite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.48 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1955) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 1.49 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1955) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Poudretteite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.47 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Poudretteite =2.48 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Poudretteite= 1.96 barns/electron
U=PE_Poudretteite x r_electron= 4.84 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 61.48 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Poudretteite per GRapi unit = 1.63 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Poudretteite - barely detectable

Poudretteite Classification

Dana Class:

63.02.01a.08 (63)Cyclosilicate Condensed Rings

(63.02)6-membered rings

(63.02.01a)Milarite - Osumilite group (Milarite - Osumilite subgroup)

63.02.01a.01 Brannockite KSn2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.02 Chayesite K(Mg,Fe)4Fe(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.03 Darapiosite KNa2Zr[Li(Mn,Zr)2Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.04 Eifelite KNa3Mg4Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.05 Merrihueite (K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.06 Osumilite-(Fe) (K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.07 Osumilite-(Mg) (K,Na)(Mg,Fe)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.08 Poudretteite KNa2B3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.09 Sugilite KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.10 Yagiite (Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.11 Dusmatovite K(K,Na,[])(Mn,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.12 Milarite K2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60•(H2O) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.13 Sogdianite (K,Na)2(Li,Fe,Al)3ZrSi12O30 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.14 Roedderite (Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.15 Berezanskite! KLi3Ti2Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.16 Shibkovite! K(Ca,Mn,Na)2(K2-x,[]x)2ZnSi12O30(x~0.8) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.17 Trattnerite! (Fe,Mg)2(Mg,Fe)3(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.18 Almarudite! K([],Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.19 Oftedalite! (Sc,Ca)2KBe3Si12O30 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.20 Klochite ([]1Na1)KFe2Zn3[Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.21 Friedrichbeckeite! K([],Na)Mg2(Be2Mg)Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.CM.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CM -[Si6O18]12- 6-membered double rings (sechser-Doppelringe)

09.CM.05 Brannockite KSn2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Armenite BaCa2Al6Si9O30•2(H2O) Pnc2 mm2

09.CM.05 Berezanskite! KLi3Ti2Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Dusmatovite K(K,Na,[])(Mn,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Chayesite K(Mg,Fe)4Fe(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Shibkovite! K(Ca,Mn,Na)2(K2-x,[]x)2ZnSi12O30(x~0.8) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Eifelite KNa3Mg4Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Darapiosite KNa2Zr[Li(Mn,Zr)2Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Merrihueite (K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Roedderite (Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30 P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Milarite K2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60•(H2O) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Osumilite-(Fe) (K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Osumilite-(Mg) (K,Na)(Mg,Fe)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Poudretteite KNa2B3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Sugilite KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Sogdianite (K,Na)2(Li,Fe,Al)3ZrSi12O30 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Oftedalite! (Sc,Ca)2KBe3Si12O30 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Yagiite (Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Trattnerite! (Fe,Mg)2(Mg,Fe)3(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Almarudite! K([],Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Other Poudretteite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p1497,1988)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Poudretteite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Poudretteite

KNa2B3Si12O30
Dana No: 63.02.01a.08 Strunz No: 09.CM.05
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