Ungarettiite  Mineral Data

Ungarettiite Mineral Data

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General Ungarettiite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaNa2(Mn++2Mn+++3)Si8O22O2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 952.33 gm
   Sodium      7.24 %  Na    9.76 % Na2O
   Manganese  28.84 %  Mn   14.90 % MnO / 24.87 % Mn2O3
   Silicon    23.59 %  Si   50.47 % SiO2
   Oxygen     40.32 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na3Mn2+2Mn3+3Si8O24
Help on Environment: Environment: Manganiferous silicate and oxide rocks.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1995
Help on Locality: Locality: The abandoned Hoskins Manganese mine, 3 km west of Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after Prof. Luciano Ungaretti (1942-), Universita de Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Ungarettiite + Pronunciation Say UNGARETTIITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 79738
  IMA1994-004
  PDF 47-1867
 

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Ungarettiite

Comments: Dark red ungarettiite veinlets in rock.
Location: Hoskins Mine, near Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Ungarettiite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.5482:1:0.2932
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 9.89, b = 18.04, c = 5.29, Z = 2; beta = 104.6° V = 913.34 Den(Calc)= 3.46
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.176(1), 2.544(0.9), 3.146(0.9),
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Hawthorne F C , Oberti R , Cannillo E , Sardone N , Zanetti A , Grice J D , Ashley P M , American Mineralogist , 80 (1995) p.165-172, A new anhydrous amphibole from the Hoskins mine, Grenfell, New South Wales,, Australia: Description and crystal structure of ungarettiite,, NaNa2(Mn2Mn3)Si8O22O2, Sample U1

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Physical Properties of Ungarettiite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {110} Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Cherry red, Very dark red.
Help on Density: Density: 3.52
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.
Help on Habit: Habit: Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.
Help on Habit: Habit: Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 6 - Orthoclase
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Adamantine
Help on Streak: Streak: pale pinkish white
 

Optical Properties of Ungarettiite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.045 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.028 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2213,KPDmeas= 0.2175,KC= 0.2277
Ncalc = 1.79 - 1.8
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.717, b=1.78, g=1.8, bire=0.0830, 2V(Calc)=56, 2V(Meas)=57. Dispersion r < v.
Help on Pleochroism (x): Pleochroism (x): orange red.
Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y): very dark red.
Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z): very dark red.
 

Calculated Properties of Ungarettiite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.36 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ungarettiite =3.46 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEUngarettiite = 8.39 barns/electron
U=PEUngarettiite x rElectron Density= 28.15 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Ungarettiite is Not Radioactive
 

Ungarettiite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 66.01.03c.14 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2
  (66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration
  (66.01.03c)Group 4, the sodic amphiboles
 
66.01.03c.01 Glaucophane []Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.02 Ferroglaucophane []Na2(Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.03 Crossite? Na2(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)2Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.04 Magnesioriebeckite []Na2[(Mg,Fe)3Fe2]Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.05 Riebeckite []Na2(Fe3Fe2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.06 Eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.07 Ferro-eckermannite NaNa2(Fe4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.08 Magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.09 Arfvedsonite NaNa2(Fe4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.09a Fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite! NaNa2(Mg,Fe)4Fe[Si8O22](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.09b Potassicarfvedsonite! KNa2Fe4FeSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.10 Kozulite NaNa2Mn4(Fe,Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.11 Nyboite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.11a Ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.11b Ferric-ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.11c Fluoronyboite! NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.12 Leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.12a Ferroleakeite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2Li(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.12b Potassicleakeite! KNa2Mg2Fe2LiSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.13 Kornite Na(CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.14 Ungarettiite NaNa2(Mn2Mn3)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.15 Fluoro-ferroleakeite NaNa2(Fe2Fe2Li)Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.16 Obertiite! NaNa2(Mg3FeTi)Si8O22(O,F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
66.01.03c.17 Dellaventuraite! NaNa2(Mg2,Mn,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 09.DE.25 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
  09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)
  09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family
 
09.DE.25 Arfvedsonite NaNa2(Fe4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Ferroglaucophane []Na2(Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Crossite? Na2(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)2Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Glaucophane []Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Fluoro-ferroleakeite NaNa2(Fe2Fe2Li)Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Ferro-eckermannite NaNa2(Fe4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Ferroleakeite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2Li(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Ferric-ferronyboite! NaNa2(Fe)3(Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Obertiite! NaNa2(Mg3FeTi)Si8O22(O,F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Nyboite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Magnesioriebeckite []Na2[(Mg,Fe)3Fe2]Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Kozulite NaNa2Mn4(Fe,Al)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Kornite Na(CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Ungarettiite NaNa2(Mn2Mn3)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Riebeckite []Na2(Fe3Fe2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Potassicleakeite! KNa2Mg2Fe2LiSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Fluoronyboite! NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite! NaNa2(Mg,Fe)4Fe[Si8O22](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Potassicarfvedsonite! KNa2Fe4FeSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
 
09.DE.25 Dellaventuraite! NaNa2(Mg2,Mn,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 C 2/m 2/m
 

Other Ungarettiite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.80,p165-172,1995) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Ungarettiite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - GeoScienceWorld
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - MinDAT
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - Online Mineral Museum
10 - QUT Mineral Atlas
11 - Ruff.Info
12 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Ungarettiite

NaNa2(Mn++2Mn+++3)Si8O22O2
Dana No: 66.01.03c.14 Strunz No: 09.DE.25
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