General Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Information Chemical Formula: |
(Na,K)Ca2(Mg,Fe+++,Ti)5(Si,Al)8O22F2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 866.18 gm |
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Potassium 0.99 % K 1.20 % K2O |
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Sodium 1.33 % Na 1.79 % Na2O |
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Calcium 10.04 % Ca 14.05 % CaO |
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Magnesium 11.31 % Mg 18.75 % MgO |
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Titanium 0.72 % Ti 1.20 % TiO2 |
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Aluminum 6.98 % Al 13.18 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 4.51 % Fe 6.45 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 19.10 % Si 40.86 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 40.64 % O |
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Fluorine 4.39 % F 4.39 % F |
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F -1.85 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.02 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Na0.5K0.22Ca0.17Ca2Mg4.03Fe3+0.7Al0.13Ti0.13Si5.89Al2.11O22F2 |
Environment: |
Found in small cavities in an altered hematite-rich xenolith in an abandoned trachyandesite quarry. Amphibole group. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Uroi hill, Hunedoara district, Romania. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). |
Synonym: |
IMA2005-002 |
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Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5482:1:0.2951 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.871, b = 18.006, c = 5.314, Z = 2; beta = 105.37° V = 910.72 Den(Calc)= 3.16 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.124(1)(310 ), 8.421(0.61)(110 ), 3.271(0.61)(240 ),2.7(0.54)(151 ), 3.377(0.44)(131 ), 2.932(0.35)(221 ), 2.557(0.31)(202 ), 2.746(0.31)(331 ), 2.805(0.28)(330 ), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Cleavage: |
{110} Perfect, {100} Perfect |
Color: |
Reddish brown, Yellowish brown. |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to translucent |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Splintery - Brittle fracture leaving splintery fragments. |
Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Hardness: |
6 - Orthoclase |
Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Optical Properties of Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= 0.03 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.2058,KC= 0.2121 Ncalc = 1.67 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.642, b=1.647, g=1.662, bire=0.0200, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=61. Dispersion not discernible. |
| Calculated Properties of Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.12 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite =3.16 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 Photoelectric: |
PEFluoro-magnesiohastingsite = 4.02 barns/electron |
U=PEFluoro-magnesiohastingsite x relectron= 12.55 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
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GRapi = 14.17 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite - barely detectable | Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Classification Dana Class: |
66.01.03a.15b (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 Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Information References: |
NAME( AmMin, v87:996 and v92:704) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v92:703) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v92:703) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite : |
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 Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite using: Visit our Advertisers for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite : A Bijoux Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Cape Minerals Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Ask about Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite Specimen Label here :
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