|
Taneyamalite Mineral Data + |
General Taneyamalite Information |
|||
| (Na,Ca)(Mn++,Mg)12[(Si,Al)6O17]2(O,OH)10 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 1,697.49 gm | |||
| Sodium 1.22 % Na 1.64 % Na2O | |||
| Calcium 0.24 % Ca 0.33 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 1.58 % Mg 2.61 % MgO | |||
| Manganese 18.77 % Mn 24.24 % MnO | |||
| Aluminum 1.11 % Al 2.10 % Al2O3 | |||
| Iron 15.79 % Fe 12.27 % FeO / 8.94 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Silicon 19.03 % Si 40.71 % SiO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.80 % H 7.11 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 41.47 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 99.95 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Na0.9Ca0.1Mn2+5.8Fe2+2.9Fe3+1.9Mg1.1Al0.3Si11.5Al0.4O30.6(OH)13.4 | |||
| In cracks in ferruginous chert, mafic rocks and limestones subjected to blueschist facies metamorphism. | |||
| Approved IMA 1981 | |||
| Taneyama mine, Kumamoto Prefecture and Iwaizama mine, Saitama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for the locality. | |||
Taneyamalite Image | |||
|
|
|
||
Taneyamalite Crystallography |
|||
| a:b:c =1.0384:1:0.9658 | |||
| a = 10.198, b = 9.82, c = 9.485, Z = 1; alpha = 90.5°, beta = 70.53°, gamma = 108.57° V = 848.89 Den(Calc)= 3.32 | |||
| Triclinic - PedialH-M Symbol (1) Space Group: P1 | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.273(1), 9.29(0.8), 4.62(0.5), | |||
Physical Properties of Taneyamalite |
|||
| [010] Perfect, [100] Fair | |||
| Greenish yellow, Grayish yellow. | |||
| 3.3 | |||
| Translucent | |||
| Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. | |||
| Flakes - Flat, thin crystals or aggregates. | |||
| 5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| light yellow | |||
Optical Properties of Taneyamalite |
|||
| Biaxial (-), a=1.646-1.697, b=1.664-1.72, g=1.676-1.732, bire=0.0300-0.0350, 2V(Calc)=70-76, 2V(Meas)=70. | |||
| nearly colorless or pale golden yellow. | |||
| nearly colorless or yellowish brown. | |||
| pale yellow or dark brown. | |||
Calculated Properties of Taneyamalite |
|||
relectron=3.25 gm/cc |
|||
| Fermion Index = 0.01401 Boson Index = 0.98599 |
|||
PETaneyamalite = 10.31 barns/electron |
|||
| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Taneyamalite is Not Radioactive |
|||
Taneyamalite Classification |
|||
| 69.2.3.2 (69)Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops | |||
| (69.2)with P>2 | |||
| (69.2.3)Howieite group | |||
| VIII/F.16-30 VIII - Silicates | |||
| VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and band) modified double chains | |||
| VIII/F.16 - Deerite - Taneyamalite series | |||
Other Taneyamalite Information |
|||
| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) | |||
| Links to other databases for Taneyamalite : 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 Taneyamalite using: Visit our Advertisers for Taneyamalite : Translate Taneyamalite Mineral Data : Ask about Taneyamalite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Taneyamalite Specimen Label here :
|
|||