Strontiojoaquinite Mineral Data

General Strontiojoaquinite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,Fe++)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2•(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,284.18 gm

Barium 21.39 % Ba 23.88 % BaO

Sodium 1.79 % Na 2.41 % Na₂O

Strontium 13.65 % Sr 16.14 % SrO

Titanium 7.46 % Ti 12.44 % TiO₂

Iron 4.35 % Fe 5.59 % FeO

Silicon 17.50 % Si 37.43 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.24 % H 2.10 % H₂O

Oxygen 33.64 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaFe²⁺Ba₂Sr₂Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂(OH)O•(H₂O)

Environment:

In a metamorphosed and metasomatized basalt lens in serpentinite (Mina Numero) and in veins cutting metagraywacke.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1982

Locality:

Nina Numero Uno, near San Benito Mountain, San Benito Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its composition and the relationship to joaquinite (named for Joaquin Ridge, Diablo Range, California, USA).

Synonym:

IMA2000-D

Strontiojoaquinite Image

Images:

Strontiojoaquinite

Comments: Yellow, pointed crystals of Strontiojoaquinite on matrix.
Location: Mina Numero Uno, San Benito County, California, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Strontiojoaquinite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.077:1:1.2156

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.516, b = 9.764, c = 11.87, Z = 2; beta = 109.283° V = 1,150.42 Den(Calc)= 3.71

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: C 2

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.801(1), 2.967(0.72), 3.001(0.48),

Physical Properties of Strontiojoaquinite

Cleavage:

{001} Good

Color:

Green, Yellow brown, Yellow green.

Density:

3.68

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Strontiojoaquinite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1984,KPDmeas= 0.2,KC= 0.203
Ncalc = 1.75

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.71, b=1.718, g=1.78, bire=0.0700, 2V(Calc)=42, 2V(Meas)=35-45. Dispersion r > v strong.

Calculated Properties of Strontiojoaquinite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.44 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Strontiojoaquinite =3.68 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.06
Boson Index = 0.94

Photoelectric:

PE_{Strontiojoaquinite}= 110.54 barns/electron
U=PE_{Strontiojoaquinite} x rElectron Density= 380.11 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Strontiojoaquinite is Not Radioactive

Strontiojoaquinite Classification

Dana Class:

60.01.01a.02 (60)Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings

(60.01)as Titanosilicates

(60.01.01a)Joaquinite group (Clino-joaquinite subgroup)

60.01.01a.01 Joaquinite-(Ce) NaFeBa2Ce2(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F)•(H2O) C 2 2

60.01.01a.02 Strontiojoaquinite (Na,Fe)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2•(H2O) C 2 2

Strunz Class:

09.CE.25 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CE -[Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe),

09.CE.25 Byelorussite-(Ce) NaBa2(Ce,La)2MnTi2Si8O26(F,OH)•(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

09.CE.25 Bario-orthojoaquinite Fe2(Ba,Sr)4Ti2[Si4O12]O2•(H2O) Ccmm or Ccm2 Ortho

09.CE.25 Joaquinite-(Ce) NaFeBa2Ce2(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F)•(H2O) C 2 2

09.CE.25 Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) NaFeBa2Ce2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)•(H2O) Ccmm or Ccm21 Ortho

09.CE.25 Strontio-orthojoaquinite (Na,Fe)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2•(H2O) Pbcm or Pbc2 Ortho

09.CE.25 Strontiojoaquinite (Na,Fe)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2•(H2O) C 2 2

09.CE.25 Orthojoaquinite-(La)! Ba2Na(La,Ce)2FeTi2Si8O26(OH,O,F)•H2O Ccmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Strontiojoaquinite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

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

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Strontiojoaquinite

(Na,Fe++)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2•(H2O)
Dana No: 60.01.01a.02 Strunz No: 09.CE.25
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