[Fine Minerals] [What's New] [Mineral Galleries] [My Collection] [Mineral Auctions] Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Full-time professional mineral dealer with over 31 years experience in mineral collecting And 15 years selling mineral specimens on the internet and at major mineral shows General Zirconolite-2M InformationCaZrTi2O7 |
Molecular Weight = 339.06 gm |
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Calcium 11.82 % Ca 16.54 % CaO |
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Zirconium 26.91 % Zr 36.34 % ZrO2 |
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Titanium 28.24 % Ti 47.12 % TiO2 |
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Oxygen 33.03 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
CaZrTi2O7 |
Carbonatite. |
Approved IMA 1989 |
Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named from its compostion and crystal structure. |
Zirconolite-2M + Pronunciation |
Zirkelite |
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Zirconolite-2M Crystallographya:b:c =1.7076:1:1.5761 |
a = 12.445, b = 7.288, c = 11.487, Z = 8; beta = 100.38° V = 1,024.81 Den(Calc)= 4.39 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.93(1), 2.82(0.4), 2.507(0.3),2.513(0.3), 1.749(0.2), 1.754(0.2), 1.797(0.2), 1.806(0.1), |
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| Physical Properties of Zirconolite-2MBlack, Brown. |
4.7 |
Opaque |
5.5 - Knife Blade |
Resinous |
dark brown |
| Optical Properties of Zirconolite-2MNCalc= 2.3 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2966) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 2.39 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2966) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 | Calculated Properties of Zirconolite-2MBulk Density (Electron Density)=4.14 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Zirconolite-2M =4.39 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.06 |
Boson Index = 0.94 PEZirconolite-2M = 42.93 barns/electron |
U=PEZirconolite-2M x rElectron Density= 177.85 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Zirconolite-2M is Not Radioactive | Zirconolite-2M Classification08.02.05.03 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti |
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(08.02)where (A)2 (B2O6) (O,OH,F) |
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(08.02.05)Zirconolite Group |
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04.DH.30 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar |
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04.DH -With large (± medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra |
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| Other Zirconolite-2M InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) |
Links to other databases for Zirconolite-2M : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - MinMax(Deutsch) 8 - MinMax(English) 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - Ruff.Info Search for Zirconolite-2M using: Visit our Advertisers for Zirconolite-2M : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Zirconolite-2M Mineral Data : Ask about Zirconolite-2M here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Zirconolite-2M Specimen Label here :
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