General Surinamite Information![]() (Mg,Fe++)3Al4BeSi3O16 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 553.76 gm |
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Magnesium 9.88 % Mg 16.38 % MgO |
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Beryllium 1.63 % Be 4.52 % BeO |
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Aluminum 19.49 % Al 36.83 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 7.56 % Fe 9.73 % FeO |
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Silicon 15.22 % Si 32.55 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 46.23 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Mg2.25Fe2+0.75Al4BeSi3O16 |
![]() In mylonitic mesoperthite gneiss, probably formed during high-pressure granulite facies metamorphism of aluminous rocks. |
![]() Approved IMA 1976 |
![]() From the Bakhuis Mountains, Surinam. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for the locality. |
![]() Surinamite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 31212 |
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PDF 38-433 |
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Surinamite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.8705:1:0.846 |
![]() a = 9.91, b = 11.384, c = 9.631, Z = 4; beta = 109.3° V = 1,025.46 Den(Calc)= 3.59 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 1.99(1), 2.435(1), 1.42(0.6), |
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| Physical Properties of Surinamite![]() {010} Good |
![]() Blue, Blue green. |
![]() 3.58 |
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| Optical Properties of Surinamite![]() CI meas= -0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2068,KPDmeas= 0.2074,KC= 0.2058 Ncalc = 1.74 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.738, b=1.743, g=1.746, bire=0.0080, 2V(Calc)=74, 2V(Meas)=67-68. |
| Calculated Properties of Surinamite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.53 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Surinamite =3.59 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.03 |
Boson Index = 0.97 ![]() PESurinamite = 3.62 barns/electron |
U=PESurinamite x rElectron Density= 12.81 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Surinamite is Not Radioactive | Surinamite Classification![]() 69.02.01b.02 (69)Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops |
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(69.02)with P>2 |
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(69.02.01b)Aenigmatite and related species (Sapphirine subgroup) |
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![]() 09.DH.55 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DH -Inosilicates with 4-periodic single chains, Si4O12 |
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| Other Surinamite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Surinamite : |
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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Surinamite using: Visit our Advertisers for Surinamite : A Bijoux Google Search for SurinamiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Surinamite Cape Minerals Google Search for Surinamite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Surinamite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Surinamite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Surinamite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Surinamite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Surinamite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Surinamite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Surinamite Ask about Surinamite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Surinamite Specimen Label here :
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