Tsaregorodtsevite Mineral Data

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General Tsaregorodtsevite Information

Chemical Formula:

N(CH3)4AlSi5O12

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 433.55 gm

Aluminum 6.22 % Al

Silicon 32.39 % Si

Hydrogen 2.79 % H

Carbon 11.08 % C

Nitrogen 3.23 % N

Oxygen 44.28 % O

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

N(CH₃)₄AlSi₅O₁₂

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1993

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

IMA1991-042

Tsaregorodtsevite Image

Images:

Tsaregorodtsevite

Comments: Translucent tsaregorodtsevite crystals, with small quartz crystals, on mica schist.
Location: Near Mount Yaruta, Man-Khambo Range, Republic of Komi, Near-Polar Urals, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Tsaregorodtsevite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0052:1:0.9988

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.984, b = 8.937, c = 8.927, Z = 2; V = 716.75 Den(Calc)= 2.01

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: I 222

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.66(1), 4.46(0.82), 6.33(0.6),

Crystal Structure:

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Sokolova E V , Rybakov V B , Pautov L A , Pushcharovskii D Yu , Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR , 332 (1993) p.309-312, Structural changes in tsaregorodtsevite

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Physical Properties of Tsaregorodtsevite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless, Yellow, White.

Density:

2.04

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Tsaregorodtsevite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.529, g=1.531, bire=0.0020, 2V(Meas)=76.

Calculated Properties of Tsaregorodtsevite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.06 gm/cc
note: r_{Tsaregorodtsevite}=2.01 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.04874
Boson Index = 0.95126

Photoelectric:

PE_{Tsaregorodtsevite}= 1.42 barns/electron
U=PE_{Tsaregorodtsevite} x r_electron= 2.93 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Tsaregorodtsevite is Not Radioactive

Tsaregorodtsevite Classification

Dana Class:

76.2.3.8 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework

(76.2)Feldspathoids and related species

(76.2.3)Sodalite group

76.2.3.1 Sodalite Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 P 43n 4 3m

76.2.3.2 Nosean Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4) P 43m 4 3m

76.2.3.3 Hauyne (Na,Ca)4-8Al6Si6(O,S)24(SO4,Cl)1-2 P 43n 4 3m

76.2.3.4 Lazurite Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S P 43n 4 3m

76.2.3.5 Bicchulite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I 43m 4 3m

76.2.3.6 Kamaishilite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I-lattice Tetra

76.2.3.7 Tugtupite Na4AlBeSi4O12Cl I 4 4

76.2.3.8 Tsaregorodtsevite N(CH3)4AlSi5O12 I 222 2 2 2

Strunz Class:

VIII/J.11-05 VIII - Silicates

VIII/J - Tectosilicates (network) with anions unfamiliar to the tetraheders

VIII/J.11 - Sodalite group, Tsaregorodtsevite - Wadalite series

VIII/J.11-05 Tsaregorodtsevite N(CH3)4AlSi5O12 I 222 2 2 2

VIII/J.11-10 Sodalite Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 P 43n 4 3m

VIII/J.11-20 Nosean Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4) P 43m 4 3m

VIII/J.11-30 Hauyne (Na,Ca)4-8Al6Si6(O,S)24(SO4,Cl)1-2 P 43n 4 3m

VIII/J.11-40 Lazurite Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S P 43n 4 3m

VIII/J.11-50 Tugtupite Na4AlBeSi4O12Cl I 4 4

VIII/J.11-60 Kamaishilite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I-lattice Tetra

VIII/J.11-70 Bicchulite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 I 43m 4 3m

VIII/J.11-80 Wadalite Ca6Al5Si2O16Cl3 I 43d 4 3m

Other Tsaregorodtsevite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1013,1994) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.79,p1013,1994)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Tsaregorodtsevite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris

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Tsaregorodtsevite

N(CH3)4AlSi5O12
Dana No: 76.2.3.8 Strunz No: VIII/J.11-05
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