Strontiopiemontite Mineral Data

Strontiopiemontite Mineral Data

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General Strontiopiemontite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Mn++)(Sr,Ca)Mn+++(Al,Mn+++,Fe+++)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 524.43 gm

Strontium 11.70 % Sr 13.83 % SrO

Calcium 8.41 % Ca 11.76 % CaO

Manganese 11.52 % Mn 2.71 % MnO / 13.55 % Mn₂O₃

Aluminum 9.26 % Al 17.50 % Al₂O₃

Iron 3.19 % Fe 4.57 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 16.07 % Si 34.37 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.19 % H 1.72 % H₂O

Oxygen 39.66 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca_0.8Mn²⁺_0.2Sr_0.7Ca_0.3Al_1.8Mn³⁺_0.9Fe³⁺_0.3Si₃O₁₂(OH)

Environment:

As veinlets in a low-temperature metamorphosed manganese ore deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1990

Locality:

From the Molinello and Cassagna manganese mines, near Chiavari, Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

From its strontium content and similarity to piemontite.

Synonym:

ICSD 69401

IMA1989-031

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Strontiopiemontite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.5596:1:1.7935

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.862, b = 5.682, c = 10.191, Z = 2; beta = 114.7° V = 466.21 Den(Calc)= 3.74

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.916(1), 2.936(0.5), 3.493(0.5),

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Bonazzi P , Menchetti S , Palenzona A , European Journal of Mineralogy , 2 (1990) p.519-523, Strontiopiemontite, a new member of the epidote group,, from Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy, Sample: SRPM, Locality: Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy

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Physical Properties of Strontiopiemontite

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect

Color:

Dark red.

Density:

3.65 - 3.73, Average = 3.69

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

purple brown

Optical Properties of Strontiopiemontite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.044 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.204,KPDmeas= 0.2068,KC= 0.2135

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), b=1.763

Pleochroism (x):

orange yellow.

Pleochroism (y):

violet.

Pleochroism (z):

reddish violet.

Calculated Properties of Strontiopiemontite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.58 gm/cc
note: r_{Strontiopiemontite}=3.69 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.01667
Boson Index = 0.98333

Photoelectric:

PE_{Strontiopiemontite}= 18.61 barns/electron
U=PE_{Strontiopiemontite} x r_electron= 66.58 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Strontiopiemontite is Not Radioactive

Strontiopiemontite Classification

Dana Class:

58.2.1a.12 (58)Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups

(58.2)with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n=1,2)

(58.2.1a)Epidote group (Epidote subgroup)

58.2.1a.1 Allanite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.2 Allanite-(La)! Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.3 Allanite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Ca)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.4 Clinozoisite Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.5 Dissakisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)2Si3O12(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.6 Dollaseite-(Ce) CaCeMg2AlSi3O11(OH,F)2 P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.7 Epidote Ca2(Fe,Al)3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2(Fe,Al)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.8 Hancockite (Ca,Pb,Sr)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.9 Khristovite-(Ce) (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)MnAl(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.10 Mukhinite Ca2Al2V(SiO4)3(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.11 Piemontite Ca2(Al,Mn,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2(Mn,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.12 Strontiopiemontite (Ca,Mn)(Sr,Ca)Mn(Al,Mn,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.13 Androsite-(La)! (Mn,Ca)(La,Ce,Ca,Nd)AlMnMn(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.14 Ferriallanite-(Ce)! CaCe(Fe,Fe,Al)3[SiO4][Si2O7]O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.15 Tweddillite! CaSr(Mn,Fe)2Al[Si3O12](OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.16 Gatelite-(Ce)! (Ca,Ce,La,Nd)4(Al,Mg,Fe)4[Si2O7][SiO4]3(O,F,OH)3 P 2₁/a 2/m

58.2.1a.17 Niigataite! CaSrAl3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.18 Vastmanlandite-(Ce)! Ce3CaMg2Al2Si5O19(OH)2F P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.19 IMA2002-049! (Mn,Ca)(Ce,REE)AlMnMn(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.20 Dissakisite-(La)! (Ca,Fe,Th)(REE,Ca)(Al,Cr,Ti)2(Mg,Fe,Al)Si3O12(OH,F)withLa>Ce P 2₁/m 2/m

58.2.1a.22 IMA2004-015! (Mn,Ca)(REE)VAlMn(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/C.23-40 VIII - Silicates

VIII/C - Sorosilicates, mixed structure with [SiO4]2- "inseln" and [Si2O7]6- groups

VIII/C.23 - Epidote group

VIII/C.23-10 Clinozoisite Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-20 Epidote Ca2(Fe,Al)3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2(Fe,Al)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-30 Piemontite Ca2(Al,Mn,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2(Mn,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-40 Strontiopiemontite (Ca,Mn)(Sr,Ca)Mn(Al,Mn,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-43 Niigataite! CaSrAl3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-45 Tweddillite! CaSr(Mn,Fe)2Al[Si3O12](OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-50 Mukhinite Ca2Al2V(SiO4)3(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-52 Androsite-(La)! (Mn,Ca)(La,Ce,Ca,Nd)AlMnMn(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-55 Dollaseite-(Ce) CaCeMg2AlSi3O11(OH,F)2 P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-58 Dissakisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)2Si3O12(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-60 Allanite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Ca)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-65 Allanite-(La)! Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-80 Allanite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-85a Ferriallanite-(Ce)! CaCe(Fe,Fe,Al)3[SiO4][Si2O7]O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-85 Khristovite-(Ce) (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)MnAl(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-87 Gatelite-(Ce)! (Ca,Ce,La,Nd)4(Al,Mg,Fe)4[Si2O7][SiO4]3(O,F,OH)3 P 2₁/a 2/m

VIII/C.23-90 Hancockite (Ca,Pb,Sr)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

VIII/C.23-100 Zoisite Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)=Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) Pnmc 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Strontiopiemontite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p668,1991) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2)

See Also:

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

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Strontiopiemontite

(Ca,Mn++)(Sr,Ca)Mn+++(Al,Mn+++,Fe+++)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Dana No: 58.2.1a.12 Strunz No: VIII/C.23-40
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