Holmquistite Mineral Data

General Holmquistite Information

Chemical Formula:

[ ](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 751.45 gm

Lithium 1.85 % Li 3.98 % Li₂O

Magnesium 9.70 % Mg 16.09 % MgO

Aluminum 7.18 % Al 13.57 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 29.90 % Si 63.97 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.27 % H 2.40 % H₂O

Oxygen 51.10 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Li₂Mg₃Al₂(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Environment:

Wall rock and contact zones of lithian pegmatites with basic or ultrabasic country rock.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1913

Locality:

Uto Island, Sondermanland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Per Johan Holmquist (1866-1946), petrologist, Stockhom, Sweden.

Name Pronunciation:

Holmquistite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 65421

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Holmquistite Image

Images:

Holmquistite

Comments: Greenish-black prismatic crystals of holmquistite in matrix.
Location: Uto, Sodermanland, Sweden. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Holmquistite Magnesioholmquistite

Comments: Dark blue thin bladed crystals of holmquistite (magnesioholmquistite) in amphibolite.
Location: Uto, Sodermanland, Sweden. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Holmquistite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0344:1:0.2996

Cell Dimensions:

a = 18.3, b = 17.69, c = 5.3, Z = 4; V = 1,715.75 Den(Calc)= 2.91

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.107(1), 3(0.9), 4.427(0.7),

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Camara F , Oberti R , American Mineralogist , 90 (2005) p.1167-1176, The crystal-chemistry of holmquistites: Ferroholmquistite from, Greenbushes (Western Australia) and, hints for compositional constraints in B-Li amphiboles, Sample: HS 119915 Siberia

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Physical Properties of Holmquistite

Cleavage:

{210} Perfect

Color:

Blue, Violet, Light blue, Dark violet, Black.

Density:

3.06 - 3.13, Average = 3.09

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

bluish white

Optical Properties of Holmquistite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.035 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2193,KPDmeas= 0.2062,KC= 0.2137
Ncalc = 1.62 - 1.67

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.613-1.625, b=1.634-1.645, g=1.646-1.666, bire=0.0330-0.0410, 2V(Calc)=72-90, 2V(Meas)=49.

Pleochroism (x):

colorless or yellowish green.

Pleochroism (y):

colorless or yellowish green.

Pleochroism (z):

blue or violet.

Calculated Properties of Holmquistite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.90 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Holmquistite =2.91 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Holmquistite= 1.59 barns/electron
U=PE_Holmquistite x rElectron Density= 4.61 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Holmquistite Classification

Dana Class:

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

(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration

(66.01.02)Dana Group

66.01.02.01 Magnesioanthophyllite? (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.02 Anthophyllite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.02a Protoanthophyllite! (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03 Ferro-anthophyllite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03a Protoferro-anthophyllite! (Fe,Mn)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.03b Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite! (Mn,Fe)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.04 Sodicanthophyllite NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.04a Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite! NaFe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.05 Magnesiogedrite? (Mg,Fe)5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.06 Gedrite []Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.07 Ferrogedrite []Fe5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.07a Sodic-ferrogedrite! NaFe6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.08 Sodicgedrite NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.09 Magnesioholmquistite Li2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.10 Holmquistite [](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

66.01.02.11 Ferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.DE.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

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

09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family

09.DE.05 Ferro-anthophyllite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Anthophyllite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferrogedrite []Fe5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Gedrite []Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Holmquistite [](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Cummingtonite []Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Clinoferroholmquistite [](Li2Fe3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Grunerite []Fe7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Magnesiocummingtonite (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Manganogrunerite []Mn2Fe5Si8O22(OH) C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Magnesioanthophyllite? (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite! (Mn,Fe)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodicgedrite NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite! NaFe7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferrogedrite! NaFe6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodicanthophyllite NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Permanganogrunerite! []Mn4(Fe)3(Si8O22)(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protoferro-anthophyllite! (Fe,Mn)2(Fe,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Fluoro-sodic-pedrizite! NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)S5Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite! NaLi2(Fe2Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Manganocummingtonite Na(Na,Mn)2(Mg4,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Protoanthophyllite! (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 Pnmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferri-clinoferroholmquistite! []Li2(Fe2Fe3)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Sodic-ferripedrizite! Na(LiNa)(Fe2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DE.05 Ferripedrizite! NaLi2(Fe2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Holmquistite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Holmquistite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Holmquistite

[ ](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Dana No: 66.01.02.10 Strunz No: 09.DE.05
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