General Wadalite Information![]() Ca6Al5Si2O16Cl3 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 795.48 gm |
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Calcium 30.23 % Ca 42.30 % CaO |
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Magnesium 1.83 % Mg 3.04 % MgO |
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Aluminum 11.19 % Al 21.15 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 2.11 % Fe 3.01 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 9.53 % Si 20.39 % SiO2 |
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Chlorine 12.92 % Cl 12.92 % Cl |
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Cl -2.92 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 32.18 % O |
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100.00 % 99.90 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Ca6Al3.3Fe3+0.3Mg0.6Si2.7O16Cl2.9 |
![]() Skarn xenolith in two-pyroxene andesite. |
![]() Approved IMA 1993 |
![]() Tadano, Koriyama Cith, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Tsunashiro Wada (1856-1920), first Director General of the Geological Survey of Japan. |
![]() Wadalite |
![]() ![]() ICSD 72504 |
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IMA1987-045 |
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PDF 81-1135 |
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Wadalite Crystallography![]() a = 12.014, Z = 4; V = 1,734.06 Den(Calc)= 3.05 |
![]() Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: I 43d |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.686(1)(420), 3.003(0.42)(400), 2.452(0.39)(422),1.665(0.25)(640), 2.335(0.18)(510), 2.193(0.17)(521), 4.903(0.16)(211), |
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| Physical Properties of Wadalite![]() Colorless, Colorless. |
![]() 3.06 |
![]() Transparent |
![]() Vitreous (Glassy) |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Wadalite![]() CI meas= 0 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.003 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2321,KPDmeas= 0.2314,KC= 0.2314 Ncalc = 1.71 ![]() Isotropic, n=1.708. |
| Calculated Properties of Wadalite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.02 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Wadalite =3.06 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.007294096 |
Boson Index = 0.992705904 ![]() PEWadalite = 5.93 barns/electron |
U=PEWadalite x rElectron Density= 17.92 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Wadalite is Not Radioactive | Wadalite Classification![]() 51.04.05.01 (51)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups Only |
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(51.04)with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination |
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(51.04.05)Dana Group |
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![]() 09.AD.25 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.A - Nesosilicates |
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09.AD -Nesosilicates without additional anions; |
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| Other Wadalite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p1317,1993) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin) |
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1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - MinDAT 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - Online Mineral Museum 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info 13 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Wadalite using: Visit our Advertisers for Wadalite : A Bijoux Google Search for WadaliteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Wadalite Cape Minerals Google Search for Wadalite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Wadalite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Wadalite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Wadalite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Wadalite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Wadalite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Wadalite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Wadalite Ask about Wadalite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Wadalite Specimen Label here :
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