General Dellaite Information Chemical Formula: |
Ca6Si3O11(OH)2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 534.73 gm |
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Calcium 44.97 % Ca 62.92 % CaO |
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Silicon 15.76 % Si 33.71 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.38 % H 3.37 % H2O |
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Oxygen 38.90 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Ca6Si3O11(OH)2 |
Environment: |
Late-stage veins cutting a metamorphic assemblage. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1965 |
Locality: |
Kilchoan, Ardnamurcan, Scotland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Della Martin Roy (1926-), Pennsylvania State University geochemist who first synthesized this phase. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Dellaite |
Synonym: |
ICSD 20148 |
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Dellaite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.9828:1:1.8578 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.815, b = 6.934, c = 12.882, Z = 2; alpha = 90.67°, beta = 97.7°, gamma = 98.14° V = 597.13 Den(Calc)= 2.97 |
Crystal System: |
Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.821(1), 2.551(0.8), 2.806(0.7), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Dellaite Color: |
Colorless. |
Density: |
2.94 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Dellaite Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.64 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2137) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 1.63 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2137) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 | Calculated Properties of Dellaite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.99 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Dellaite =2.98 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0081527649 |
Boson Index = 0.9918472351 Photoelectric: |
PEDellaite = 6.10 barns/electron |
U=PEDellaite x rElectron Density= 18.22 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Dellaite is Not Radioactive | Dellaite Classification Dana Class: |
78.01.04.01 (78)Unclassified silicates |
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(78.01)possible nesosilicates |
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(78.01.04)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
09.BG.45 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.B - Sorosilicates |
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09.BG -Sorosilicates with mixed SiO4 and Si2O7 groups; |
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| Other Dellaite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Dellaite : |
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 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Dellaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Dellaite : A Bijoux Google Search for DellaiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Dellaite Cape Minerals Google Search for Dellaite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Dellaite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Dellaite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Dellaite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Dellaite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Dellaite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Dellaite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Dellaite Ask about Dellaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Dellaite Specimen Label here :
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