Xonotlite Mineral Data

General Xonotlite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca6Si6O17(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 714.99 gm

Calcium 33.63 % Ca 47.06 % CaO

Silicon 23.57 % Si 50.42 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.28 % H 2.52 % H₂O

Oxygen 42.52 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂

Environment:

Veinlets in serpentine or contact zones.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1866

Locality:

Tetela de Xonotla, Puebla, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Xonotlite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Eakleite

ICSD 20702

Jurupaite

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Xonotlite Image

Images:

Xonotlite

Comments: Tufts of hair-like Xonotlite crystals on datolite rich matrix.
Location: Kalahari Manganese Field, Kuruman Hills, Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 5.5 x 3.7 cm.
© John Veevaert

Images:

Xonotlite

Comments: White fibrous crystals of xonotlite to 1mm in a vug.
Location: Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Xonotlite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =4.6299:1:1.9051

Cell Dimensions:

a = 17.029, b = 3.678, c = 7.007, Z = 1; beta = 90.34° V = 438.86 Den(Calc)= 2.71

Crystal System:

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

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.085(1), 2.828(0.5), 2.697(0.4),

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Hejny C , Armbruster T , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 216 (2001) p.396-408, Polytypism in xonotlite Ca6Si6O17(OH)2, Note: polytype derived from structure in Kudoh and Takeuchi (1979), Locality: model structure, not experimentally determined

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Physical Properties of Xonotlite

Cleavage:

{???} Good

Color:

Colorless, Gray, Lemon white, Light gray, Pink.

Density:

2.7

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Tough - Difficult to break apart as shown by fibrous minerals and most metals.

Habit:

Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals.

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Hardness:

6.5 - Pyrite

Luminescence:

Fluorescent, Short UV=weak gray-white, Long UV=weak white.

Luster:

Vitreous - Silky

Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Xonotlite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2169,KPDmeas= 0.2177,KC= 0.2123
Ncalc = 1.57 - 1.58

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.583, b=1.585, g=1.595, bire=0.0120, 2V(Calc)=50, 2V(Meas)=0-5. Dispersion small.

Calculated Properties of Xonotlite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.71 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Xonotlite =2.71 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Xonotlite= 5.02 barns/electron
U=PE_Xonotlite x rElectron Density= 13.62 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Xonotlite Classification

Dana Class:

66.03.01.01 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2

(66.03)with chains P>2

(66.03.01)P=3

66.03.01.01 Xonotlite Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 P 2/a 2/m

66.03.01.02 Zorite Na6Ti5[Si12O34](O,OH)5•11(H2O) C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.03.01.03 Eudidymite NaBeSi3O7(OH) C 2/c 2/m

66.03.01.04 Epididymite NaBeSi3O7(OH) Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.03.01.05 Yuksporite (Sr,Ba)2K4(Ca,Na)14([],Mn,Fe){(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4[Si6O17]2[Si2O7]3}(H2O,OH)n,n~3 P 2₁/m 2/m

66.03.01.06 Haineaultite! (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8•5(H2O) C 222 2 2 2

66.03.01.07 Chivruaiite! Ca4(Ti,Nb)5[(Si6O17)2[(OH,O)5]•13-14H2O C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.DG.35 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)

09.DG -Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains

09.DG.35 Xonotlite Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 P 2/a 2/m

Other Xonotlite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Collectors Book of Fluorescent Minerals) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Xonotlite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
6 - Franklin Minerals(Palache)
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Xonotlite

Ca6Si6O17(OH)2
Dana No: 66.03.01.01 Strunz No: 09.DG.35
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