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General Winchite Information

Chemical Formula:

[ ](CaNa)Mg4(Al,Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 828.18 gm

Potassium 0.47 % K 0.57 % K₂O

Sodium 2.61 % Na 3.52 % Na₂O

Calcium 6.15 % Ca 8.60 % CaO

Magnesium 12.53 % Mg 20.78 % MgO

Manganese 0.53 % Mn 0.69 % MnO

Aluminum 1.01 % Al 1.91 % Al₂O₃

Iron 3.71 % Fe 5.30 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 26.38 % Si 56.44 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.24 % H 2.18 % H₂O

Oxygen 46.36 % O

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100.00 % 99.98 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca_1.27Na_0.94K_0.1Mg_4.27Fe³⁺_0.55Al_0.09Mn²⁺_0.08Si_7.78Al_0.22O₂₂(OH)₂

Environment:

Metamorphosed Mn deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1906

Locality:

Kajlidongri, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, India. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India.

Synonym:

Aluminowinchite

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Winchite Image

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Winchite

Comments: Magenta crystalline winchite in manganese ore.
Location: Tirodi Mines, Madhya Pradesh, India. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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Winchite Sodalite

Comments: Purple sodalite with some crystal faces, supporting a very sharp, transparent winchite crystal, terminated on one end.
Location: Sar-e-Sang, Kokcha Valley, Badakshan Province, Afghanistan. Scale: 11x10x8 mm.
© Richard Dale / Dale Minerals

Winchite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5444:1:0.2934

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.834, b = 18.062, c = 5.3, Z = 2; beta = 104.4° V = 911.82 Den(Calc)= 3.02

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.7(1), 2.53(0.9), 8.4(0.9),3.4(0.7), 4.48(0.7), 3.12(0.5), 2.98(0.4), 2.58(0.3),

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Sokolova E V , Hawthorne F C , Gorbatova V , McCammon C , Schneider J , The Canadian Mineralogist , 39 (2001) p.171-177, Ferrian winchite from the Ilmen mountains, southern Urals,, Russia and some problems with the current scheme for amphibole nomenclature, Locality: Ilmen mountains, southern Urals, Russia, Note: x-coordinate of T1 and all coordinates of O6, adjusted to match reported bond lengths

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Physical Properties of Winchite

Cleavage:

[110] Perfect

Color:

Cobalt blue, Violet blue.

Density:

2.96

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

pale bluish gray

Optical Properties of Winchite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2121,KPDmeas= 0.2164,KC= 0.2142

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.629, b=1.643, g=1.65, bire=0.0210, 2V(Calc)=70, 2V(Meas)=64. Dispersion r > v strong.

Pleochroism (x):

colorless.

Pleochroism (y):

light blue violet.

Pleochroism (z):

blue violet.

Calculated Properties of Winchite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.01 gm/cc
note: r_Winchite=3.02 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02594
Boson Index = 0.97406

Photoelectric:

PE_Winchite= 3.39 barns/electron
U=PE_Winchite x r_electron= 10.18 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 6.78 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Winchite - barely detectable

Winchite Classification

Dana Class:

66.1.3b.1 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2

(66.1)Dana Type

(66.1.3b)Group 3, the sodic-calcic amphiboles

66.1.3b.1 Winchite [](CaNa)Mg4(Al,Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.1a Parvowinchite Na(NaMn)(Mg4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.2 Ferrowinchite [](CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.3 Ferriwinchite NaCaMg4FeSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.4 Ferroferriwinchite* CaNa(Fe,Mg)4Fe[Si8O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.5 Barroisite [](CaNa)Mg3AlFeSi7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.5a Aluminobarroisite! []CaNaMg3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.6 Ferrobarroisite [](CaNa)Fe3AlFeSi7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.6a Aluminoferrobarroisite! []CaNa(Fe2)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.7 Ferribarroisite CaNa(Fe,Mg)3Fe2[AlSi7O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.8 Ferroferribarroisite* CaNa(Fe,Mg)3Fe2[AlSi7O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.8a Ferri-ferrobarroisite! []CaNa(Fe)3(Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.9 Richterite Na(CaNa)(Mg,Fe)5[Si8O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.9a Fluororichterite! Na(CaNa)Mg5[Si8O22]F2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.9b Potassic-fluororichterite! (K,Na)(CaNa)Mg5[Si8O22]F2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.9c Potassicrichterite! (K,Na)(CaNa)2Mg5[Si8O22](OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.10 Ferrorichterite Na(CaNa)Fe5[Si8O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.11 Magnesiokatophorite Na(CaNa)Mg4AlSi7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.12 Katophorite Na(CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.13 Magnesioferrikatophorite Na2Ca(Mg,Fe)4FeSi7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.14 Ferrikatophorite Na2Ca(Fe,Mg)4Fe(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.15 Magnesiotaramite Na(CaNa)Mg3ALFe[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.15a Aluminomagnesiotaramite! NaCaNaMg3Al2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.16 Taramite Na(CaNa)Fe3AlFe[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.17 Ferri-magnesiotaramite! NaCaNaMg3Fe2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.18 Ferritaramite Na(CaNa)(Fe,Mg)3Fe2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.19 IMA2003-050! NaCa2(Mg3FeAl)5(Si6Al2O22)F2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.20 IMA2003-062! Na(CaMn)2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

66.1.3b.21 IMA2004-045! [](CaMn)S2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VIII/F.09-90 VIII - Silicates

VIII/F - Inosilicates (chain and band) double chains [Si4O11]6-, Na-Ca-Amphiboles

VIII/F.09 - Amphibole group, Richterite - Ferrobarroisite series

VIII/F.09-10 Richterite Na(CaNa)(Mg,Fe)5[Si8O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-12 Fluororichterite! Na(CaNa)Mg5[Si8O22]F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-14 Potassicrichterite! (K,Na)(CaNa)2Mg5[Si8O22](OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-16 Potassic-fluororichterite! (K,Na)(CaNa)Mg5[Si8O22]F2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-20 Ferrorichterite Na(CaNa)Fe5[Si8O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-30 Magnesiokatophorite Na(CaNa)Mg4AlSi7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-40 Magnesioferrikatophorite Na2Ca(Mg,Fe)4FeSi7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-50 Katophorite Na(CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-60 Ferrikatophorite Na2Ca(Fe,Mg)4Fe(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-65 Aluminomagnesiotaramite! NaCaNaMg3Al2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-70 Magnesiotaramite Na(CaNa)Mg3ALFe[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-75 Ferri-magnesiotaramite! NaCaNaMg3Fe2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-80 Taramite Na(CaNa)Fe3AlFe[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-81 Ferritaramite Na(CaNa)(Fe,Mg)3Fe2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-85 Parvowinchite Na(NaMn)(Mg4Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-90 Winchite [](CaNa)Mg4(Al,Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-100 Ferrowinchite [](CaNa)Fe4(Al,Fe)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-105 Ferriwinchite NaCaMg4FeSi8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-107 Aluminobarroisite! []CaNaMg3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-108 Aluminoferrobarroisite! []CaNa(Fe2)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-110 Barroisite [](CaNa)Mg3AlFeSi7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-120 Ferrobarroisite [](CaNa)Fe3AlFeSi7AlO22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-125 Ferribarroisite CaNa(Fe,Mg)3Fe2[AlSi7O22](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

VIII/F.09-126 Ferri-ferrobarroisite! []CaNa(Fe)3(Fe)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Winchite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Winchite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Winchite

[ ](CaNa)Mg4(Al,Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Dana No: 66.1.3b.1 Strunz No: VIII/F.09-90
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