[Minerals] [Gems] [Sale Items] [Gold Rings] [Big Stuff] [Main Page] Shop early for Holiday Season and get the best stuff. You can put it on layaway for up to six weeks! General Taneyamalite Information(Na,Ca)(Mn++,Mg)12[(Si,Al)6O17]2(O,OH)10 |
Molecular Weight = 1,697.49 gm |
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Sodium 1.22 % Na 1.64 % Na2O |
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Calcium 0.24 % Ca 0.33 % CaO |
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Magnesium 1.58 % Mg 2.61 % MgO |
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Manganese 18.77 % Mn 24.24 % MnO |
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Aluminum 1.11 % Al 2.10 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 15.79 % Fe 12.27 % FeO / 8.94 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 19.03 % Si 40.71 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.80 % H 7.11 % H2O |
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Oxygen 41.47 % O |
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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 + Pronunciation |
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Taneyamalite Crystallographya: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 TaneyamaliteCI meas= 0.056 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.067 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2063,KPDmeas= 0.2088,KC= 0.2212 Ncalc = 1.73 - 1.74 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 TaneyamaliteBulk Density (Electron Density)=3.23 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Taneyamalite =3.30 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 PETaneyamalite = 10.31 barns/electron |
U=PETaneyamalite x rElectron Density= 33.29 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Taneyamalite is Not Radioactive | Taneyamalite Classification69.02.03.02 (69)Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops |
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(69.02)with P>2 |
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(69.02.03)Howieite group |
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09.DH.65 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 Taneyamalite InformationNAME( 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 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Taneyamalite using: Visit our Advertisers for Taneyamalite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Taneyamalite Mineral Data : Ask about Taneyamalite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Taneyamalite Specimen Label here :
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