General Komkovite Information Chemical Formula: |
BaZrSi3O9•3(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 510.85 gm |
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Barium 26.88 % Ba 30.01 % BaO |
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Zirconium 17.86 % Zr 24.12 % ZrO2 |
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Silicon 16.49 % Si 35.29 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.18 % H 10.58 % H2O |
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Oxygen 37.58 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
BaZrSi3O9•3(H2O) |
Environment: |
Apparently altering from catapleiite, in dolomitic veinlets cutting metasomatically altered pyroxenites, in a carbonatite. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1990 |
Locality: |
In the Vuoriyarvi carbonatite complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Aleksandr Ivanovich Komkov (1926-1987), Russian mineralogist and crystallographer, Karpinskii All-Union Research Institute of Geology, St. Petersburg, Russia. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Komkovite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 39541 |
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IMA1988-032 |
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PDF 42-1398 |
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| | Komkovite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.49496 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.526, c = 15.736, Z = 6; V = 1,509.91 Den(Calc)= 3.37 |
Crystal System: |
Trigonal - TrapezohedralH-M Symbol (3 2) Space Group: R 32 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 5.23(1), 2.96(0.9), 3.59(0.8), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Komkovite Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Brown. |
Density: |
3.31 |
Diaphaneity: |
Translucent |
Hardness: |
3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite |
Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
Streak: |
light brown |
| Optical Properties of Komkovite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1951,KPDmeas= 0.1986,KC= 0.1987 Ncalc = 1.66 - 1.67 Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.644, w=1.671, bire=0.0270. |
| Calculated Properties of Komkovite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.11 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Komkovite =3.31 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.07 |
Boson Index = 0.93 Photoelectric: |
PEKomkovite = 139.81 barns/electron |
U=PEKomkovite x rElectron Density= 434.82 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Komkovite is Not Radioactive | Komkovite Classification Dana Class: |
59.02.04.01 (59)Cyclosilicate Three-Membered Rings |
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(59.02)hydrated |
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(59.02.04)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
09.DM.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DM -Inosilicates with 6-periodic single chains |
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| Other Komkovite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p207,1992) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p207,1992) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Komkovite : |
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 Search for Komkovite using: Visit our Advertisers for Komkovite : A Bijoux Google Search for KomkoviteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Komkovite Cape Minerals Google Search for Komkovite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Komkovite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Komkovite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Komkovite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Komkovite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Komkovite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Komkovite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Komkovite Ask about Komkovite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Komkovite Specimen Label here :
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