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- 65.3.1.1 Haradaite Sr4V4Si8O28 Ama2 mm2
- 65.3.1.2 Suzukiite BaVO(SiO3)2 Ama2 mm2
- VIII/F.26-10 Haradaite Sr4V4Si8O28 Ama2 mm2
- VIII/F.26-20 Suzukiite BaVO(SiO3)2 Ama2 mm2
General Suzukiite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaVO(SiO3)2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 356.44 gm | ||
| Barium 38.53 % Ba 43.02 % BaO | |||
| Vanadium 14.29 % V 25.51 % V2O5 | |||
| Silicon 15.76 % Si 33.71 % SiO2 | |||
| Oxygen 31.42 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 102.24 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
BaV5+O(SiO3)2 | ||
| Environment: |
In massive rhodonite-rhodochrosite ore. Ba analoge of haradaite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 | ||
| Locality: |
Mogurazawa mine, Kiry City, Gumma Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Jan Suzuki (1996-1970), mineralogist and petrologist at Hokkaido University, Sapporo. | ||
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Suzukiite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.4645:1:0.3514 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.089, b = 15.261, c = 5.364, Z = 4; V = 580.31 Den(Calc)= 4.08 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: Ama2 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 7.63(1), 3.353(0.6), 3.818(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Suzukiite |
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| Cleavage: |
[010] Perfect, [100] Distinct, [001] Distinct | ||
| Color: |
Light green. | ||
| Density: |
4 | ||
| Habit: |
Flakes - Flat, thin crystals or aggregates. | ||
| Hardness: |
4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
light green | ||
Optical Properties of Suzukiite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.128 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.145 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1811,KPDmeas= 0.1848,KC= 0.2119 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.73, b=1.739, g=1.748, bire=0.0180, 2V(Calc)=88, 2V(Meas)=90. | ||
| Pleochroism (x): |
pale green. | ||
| Pleochroism (y): |
green. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
bluish green. | ||
Calculated Properties of Suzukiite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.66 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.07653 Boson Index = 0.92347 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESuzukiite = 172.36 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Suzukiite is Not Radioactive |
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Suzukiite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
65.3.1.2 (65)Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 | ||
| (65.3)with chains P=4 | |||
| (65.3.1)Haradaite group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VIII/F.26-20 VIII - Silicates | ||
| VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and band) Quadruplet chains [Si4O12]8- | |||
| VIII/F.26 - N/A | |||
Other Suzukiite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Suzukiite : 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 Search for Suzukiite using: Visit our Advertisers for Suzukiite : Translate Suzukiite Mineral Data : Ask about Suzukiite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Suzukiite Specimen Label here :
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