Rastsvetaevite Mineral Data

Rastsvetaevite Mineral Data

General Rastsvetaevite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 6,063.62 gm

Potassium 5.16 % K 6.21 % K₂O

Sodium 10.24 % Na 13.80 % Na₂O

Calcium 7.93 % Ca 11.10 % CaO

Zirconium 9.03 % Zr 12.19 % ZrO₂

Iron 2.76 % Fe 3.55 % FeO

Silicon 24.09 % Si 51.53 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.05 % H 0.45 % H₂O

Chlorine 1.17 % Cl 1.17 % Cl

- % Cl -0.26 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 39.58 % O

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100.00 % 99.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₂₇K₈Ca₁₂Fe²⁺₃Zr₆Si₅₂O_147.6(OH)_1.8(H₂O)_0.6Cl₂

Environment:

Eudialyte group; structure

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2000 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)

Synonym:

IMA2000-028

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Rastsvetaevite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:4.27882

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.249, c = 60.969, V = 10,720.34

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.987(1), 4.345(0.81), 2.861(0.7),3.249(0.57), 6.48(0.47), 3.565(0.41), 2.695(0.4),

Physical Properties of Rastsvetaevite

Color:

Pink.

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Rastsvetaevite

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.598, e=1.6, bire=0.0020.

Calculated Properties of Rastsvetaevite

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02226
Boson Index = 0.97774

Photoelectric:

PE_{Rastsvetaevite}= 15.34 barns/electron
U=PE_{Rastsvetaevite} x r_electron= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 72.96 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Rastsvetaevite - barely detectable

Rastsvetaevite Classification

Dana Class:

64.1.1.10 (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/EX.00-00 VIII - Silicates

VIII/EX - Unclassified Strunz Cyklosilicates

VIII/EX.00 - Eudialyte Group

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Links to other databases for Rastsvetaevite :
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Rastsvetaevite

Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2
Dana No: 64.1.1.10 Strunz No: VIII/EX.00-00
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