IMA2008-070 Mineral Data

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General IMA2008-070 Information

Chemical Formula:

NaLi2(Fe2Al2Li)(Si6Al2)O22F2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 814.99 gm

Sodium 2.82 % Na 3.80 % Na₂O

Lithium 1.70 % Li 3.67 % Li₂O

Aluminum 13.24 % Al 25.02 % Al₂O₃

Iron 13.70 % Fe 17.63 % FeO

Silicon 20.68 % Si 44.23 % SiO₂

Oxygen 43.19 % O

Fluorine 4.66 % F 4.66 % F

- % F -1.96 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 97.06 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaLi₂Fe²⁺₂Al₂Si₆Al₂O₂₂F₂

Environment:

Amphibole group

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2009

Locality:

Sutlug River, Tuva Republic, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

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IMA2008-070 Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5315:1:0.299

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.372, b = 17.6312, c = 5.2732, beta = 102.247° V = 851.51

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.146(1), 2.686(0.9), 3.008(0.8),4.43(0.7), 2.485(0.6), 3.383(0.4), 2.199(0.3), 2.876(0.3),

Optical Properties of IMA2008-070

Optical Data:

Calculated Properties of IMA2008-070

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_IMA2008-070= 5.35 barns/electron
U=PE_IMA2008-070 x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
IMA2008-070 is Not Radioactive

IMA2008-070 Classification

Dana Class:

65.00.00.00 (65)Inosilicate Minerals

(65.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(65.00.00)Group 1: Mg-Fe-Mn-Li amphiboles

65.00.00.00 Ashcroftine-(Ce)* K5Na5(Ce,Ca)12Si28O70(OH)2(CO3)8•8(H2O) I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

65.00.00.00 Brokenhillite* (Mn,Fe)32[Si24O60]OH29Cl11 P 6₃mc 6mm

65.00.00.00 Grossmanite CaTiAlSiO6 C 2/m 2/m

65.00.00.00 Hypersthene? (Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.00.00.00 IMA2007-015 K(CaNa)(Fe3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

65.00.00.00 IMA2008-070 NaLi2(Fe2Al2Li)(Si6Al2)O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

65.00.00.00 IMA2009-010 [Ba6(PO4)2(CO3)][Fe7(OH)4Fe2O2(SiO3)8] P1 1

65.00.00.00 IMA2009-012 NaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

65.00.00.00 Kushiroite CaAl2SiO6 C 2/c 2/m

65.00.00.00 Plumalsite* Pb4Al2(SiO3)7(?) Unk Ortho

Strunz Class:

09.DX.00 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Unclassified Strunz Inosilicates

09.DX -Group 1: Mg-Fe-Mn-Li amphibole

09.DX.00 Hypersthene? (Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.DX.00 Plumalsite* Pb4Al2(SiO3)7(?) Unk Ortho

09.DX.00 IMA2008-070 NaLi2(Fe2Al2Li)(Si6Al2)O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DX.00 IMA2007-015 K(CaNa)(Fe3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.DX.00 Tanohataite! LiMn2Si3O8(OH) P1 1

09.DX.00 Punkaruaivite! Li{Ti2(OH)2[Si4O11(OH)]}•H2O C 2/c 2/m

09.DX.00 Yegorovite! Na4[Si2O4(OH)2]2•7H2O P 2₁/c 2/m

09.DX.00 Kushiroite CaAl2SiO6 C 2/c 2/m

09.DX.00 Grossmanite CaTiAlSiO6 C 2/m 2/m

09.DX.00 IMA2009-009 KNa2Li(Mg,Fe)2Ti2Si8O24 C 2/m 2/m

09.DX.00 IMA2009-010 [Ba6(PO4)2(CO3)][Fe7(OH)4Fe2O2(SiO3)8] P1 1

09.DX.00 IMA2009-012 NaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)Si8O22F2 C 2/m 2/m

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8 - Ruff.Info

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IMA2008-070

NaLi2(Fe2Al2Li)(Si6Al2)O22F2
Dana No: 65.00.00.00 Strunz No: 09.DX.00
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