General Lindsleyite Information Chemical Formula: |
(Ba,Sr)(Ti,Cr,Fe,Mg)21O38 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,763.22 gm |
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Barium 5.84 % Ba 6.52 % BaO |
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Strontium 1.24 % Sr 1.47 % SrO |
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Magnesium 0.69 % Mg 1.14 % MgO |
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Titanium 35.30 % Ti 58.89 % TiO2 |
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Chromium 17.69 % Cr 23.14 % CrO |
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Iron 4.75 % Fe 6.11 % FeO |
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Oxygen 34.48 % O |
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100.00 % 97.28 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Ba0.75Sr0.25Ti13Cr6Fe2+1.5Mg0.5O38 |
Environment: |
In kimberlite and peridotite nodules. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 |
Locality: |
DeBeers mine, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Donald H. Lindsley (1934-), mineralogist, Department of Earth Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Lindsleyite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 81584 |
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Lindsleyite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.97878 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.37, c = 20.52, Z = 3; V = 1,911.02 Den(Calc)= 4.60 |
Crystal System: |
Trigonal - RhombohedralH-M Symbol ( 3) Space Group: R 3 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.59(1), 1.8(1), 2.13(1), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Lindsleyite Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Black. |
Density: |
4.63 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). |
Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Hardness: |
7.5 - Garnet |
Luster: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
gray |
| Optical Properties of Lindsleyite Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (?). |
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NCalc= 2.39 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3024) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 2.4 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3024) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak, pale tan to brown. |
RL Color: |
Tan. |
RL Pleochroism: |
Weak, buff-white to tan. |
Reflectivity |
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| Calculated Properties of Lindsleyite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.33 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Lindsleyite =4.60 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.07 |
Boson Index = 0.93 Photoelectric: |
PELindsleyite = 37.77 barns/electron |
U=PELindsleyite x rElectron Density= 163.66 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Lindsleyite is Not Radioactive | Lindsleyite Classification Dana Class: |
08.05.01.08 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti |
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(08.05)Dana Type |
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(08.05.01)Crichtonite group (ABC18 T2 O38) |
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Strunz Class: |
04.CC.40 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar |
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04.CC -With large and medium-sized cations |
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| Other Lindsleyite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Lindsleyite : |
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 - MinDAT 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - Online Mineral Museum 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info 14 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Lindsleyite using: Visit our Advertisers for Lindsleyite : A Bijoux Google Search for LindsleyiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Lindsleyite Cape Minerals Google Search for Lindsleyite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Lindsleyite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Lindsleyite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Lindsleyite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Lindsleyite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Lindsleyite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Lindsleyite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Lindsleyite Ask about Lindsleyite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Lindsleyite Specimen Label here :
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