General Ferro-aluminotschermakite Information Chemical Formula: |
Ca2Fe++3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 911.24 gm |
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Calcium 8.80 % Ca 12.31 % CaO |
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Aluminum 8.88 % Al 16.78 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 18.39 % Fe 23.65 % FeO |
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Silicon 21.57 % Si 46.16 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.22 % H 1.98 % H2O |
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Oxygen 42.14 % O |
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100.00 % 100.88 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Ca2Fe2+3Al3Si7O22(OH)2 |
IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA 1997 |
Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. |
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Ferro-aluminotschermakite Crystallography Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
| Optical Properties of Ferro-aluminotschermakite Optical Data: |
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| Calculated Properties of Ferro-aluminotschermakite Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PEFerro-aluminotschermakite = 7.61 barns/electron |
U=PEFerro-aluminotschermakite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Ferro-aluminotschermakite is Not Radioactive | Ferro-aluminotschermakite Classification Dana Class: |
66.01.03a.07 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 |
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(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration |
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(66.01.03a)Group 2, the calcic amphiboles |
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Strunz Class: |
09.DE.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family |
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| Other Ferro-aluminotschermakite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Ferro-aluminotschermakite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ferro-aluminotschermakite : A Bijoux Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite Cape Minerals Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Ferro-aluminotschermakite Ask about Ferro-aluminotschermakite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ferro-aluminotschermakite Specimen Label here :
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