Uvite Mineral Data

General Uvite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe++)3Al5Mg(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 970.23 gm

Sodium 0.59 % Na 0.80 % Na₂O

Calcium 3.10 % Ca 4.33 % CaO

Magnesium 5.64 % Mg 9.35 % MgO

Aluminum 13.90 % Al 26.27 % Al₂O₃

Iron 4.32 % Fe 5.55 % FeO

Silicon 17.37 % Si 37.16 % SiO₂

Boron 3.34 % B 10.76 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 0.31 % H 2.79 % H₂O

Oxygen 49.47 % O

Fluorine 1.96 % F 1.96 % F

- % F -0.82 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 98.14 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca_0.75Na_0.25Mg_2.25Fe²⁺_0.75Al₅(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₃F

Environment:

Pegmatitic and skarn rocks.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1929 (Dana # Changed)

Locality:

Province Uva, Sri Lanka. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Uvite

Synonym:

ICSD 74189

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Tourmaline

Uvite - (61.3.1.3)

Uvite Image

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Uvite

Comments: Reddish brown, prismatic uvite crystals.
Location: Brumado, Bahia, Brazil. Scale: 4.5 x 5.5 cm.
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Uvite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.4527

Cell Dimensions:

a = 15.973, c = 7.231, Z = 3; V = 1,597.73 Den(Calc)= 3.02

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.965(1), 2.577(0.9), 2.043(0.8),

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MacDonald D J , Hawthorne F C , The Canadian Mineralogist , 33 (1995) p.849-858, The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline, Sample: T72

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Physical Properties of Uvite

Cleavage:

{1011} Indistinct

Color:

Yellowish brown, Brown, Blackish brown, Bluish black.

Density:

3.1 - 3.2, Average = 3.15

Diaphaneity:

Translucent to opaque

Fracture:

Sub Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by semi-curving surfaces.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Habit:

Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.

Hardness:

7.5 - Garnet

Luminescence:

Fluorescent, Short UV=yellow.

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

light brown

Optical Properties of Uvite

Dichroism (e):

light brown.

Dichroism (w):

brown.

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.066 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2185,KPDmeas= 0.2095,KC= 0.205
Ncalc = 1.62 - 1.66

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.65, w=1.67, bire=0.0200.

Calculated Properties of Uvite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.12 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Uvite =3.15 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Uvite= 2.92 barns/electron
U=PE_Uvite x rElectron Density= 9.11 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Uvite is Not Radioactive

Uvite Classification

Dana Class:

61.03b.01.03 (61)Cyclosilicate Six-Membered Rings

(61.03b)with borate groups (Calcic Tourmaline Subgroup)

(61.03b.01)Liddicoatite Subgroup

61.03b.01.02 Liddicoatite! Ca(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(O,OH,F)4 R 3m 3m

61.03b.01.03 Uvite! (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe)3Al5Mg(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4 R 3m 3m

61.03b.01.04 Feruvite! (Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Ti)3(Al,Mg,Fe)6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 R 3m 3m

61.03b.01.05 Hydroxyuvite! CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) R 3m 3m

Strunz Class:

09.CK.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CK -[Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings, with insular complex anions

09.CK.05 Chromdravite! NaMg3(Cr,Fe)6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Feruvite! (Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Ti)3(Al,Mg,Fe)6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Dravite NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Buergerite! NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O21F R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Foitite! []Na<0.5(Fe,Al)3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Liddicoatite! Ca(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(O,OH,F)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Elbaite Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Rossmanite! []LiAl2Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Olenite! NaAl3Al6(BO3)3(Si6O18)(O,OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Povondraite! (Na,K)(Fe,Fe)3(Fe,Mg,Al)6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Schorl NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Uvite (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe)3Al5Mg(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Vanadiumdravite! NaMg3V6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Magnesiofoitite! [](Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Hydroxyuvite! CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) R 3m 3m

09.CK.05 Schorl-(F)! NaFe3Al6Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F,OH) R 3m 3m

Other Uvite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Collectors Book of Fluorescent Minerals;Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

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Uvite

(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe++)3Al5Mg(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4
Dana No: 61.03b.01.03 Strunz No: 09.CK.05
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