General Magnesiosadanagaite Information Chemical Formula: |
NaCa2[Mg3(Al,Fe+++)2]Si5AlO22(OH)2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 869.29 gm |
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Potassium 0.41 % K 0.49 % K2O |
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Sodium 2.48 % Na 3.35 % Na2O |
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Calcium 8.98 % Ca 12.57 % CaO |
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Magnesium 8.12 % Mg 13.47 % MgO |
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Titanium 1.62 % Ti 2.71 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 0.14 % Mn 0.18 % MnO |
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Aluminum 11.12 % Al 21.01 % Al2O3 |
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Chromium 0.01 % Cr 0.01 % CrO |
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Iron 5.28 % Fe 6.20 % FeO / 0.55 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 17.43 % Si 37.29 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.23 % H 2.07 % H2O |
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Oxygen 44.17 % O |
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100.00 % 99.89 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Na0.9(OH)2K0.09Ca1.94Na0.03Mg0.02Mg2.88Fe2+0.75Fe3+0.06Mn2+0.02Cr0.001Ti0.29Al0.97
Si5.39Al2.6O22 |
Environment: |
The mineral occurs in a compositionally zoned crystal with a pargasite core in a contact aureole consisting predominantly of calcareous rocks adjacent to granite. Amphibole group. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Kasuga-mura, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. Occurrences in the eastern Alps and in Yunnan Province, China, are also known. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named as a low-K analog of potassic-magnesiosadanagaite (renamed from original magnesiosadanagaite-IMA1982-102). |
Synonym: |
IMA2002-051 |
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Magnesiosadanagaite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.551:1:0.2965 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.875, b = 17.92, c = 5.314, Z = 2; beta = 105.55° V = 905.95 Den(Calc)= 3.19 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 8.38(1)(110), 2.56(0.9)(210), 2.34(0.8)(351,421),2.7(0.8)(151), 3.11(0.8)(310), 2.58(0.75)(061), 1.587(0.7)(153), |
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| Physical Properties of Magnesiosadanagaite Cleavage: |
{110} Perfect, {110} Perfect |
Color: |
Brownish black. |
Diaphaneity: |
Translucent |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Hardness: |
5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase |
Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
Streak: |
reddish tinted brown |
| Optical Properties of Magnesiosadanagaite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= -0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.2143,KC= 0.2132 Ncalc = 1.68 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.674, b=1.683, g=1.694, bire=0.0200, 2V(Calc)=86, 2V(Meas)=80-90. Dispersion Calculated β index. |
| Calculated Properties of Magnesiosadanagaite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.16 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Magnesiosadanagaite =3.19 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PEMagnesiosadanagaite = 4.22 barns/electron |
U=PEMagnesiosadanagaite x relectron= 13.32 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
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GRapi = 5.85 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Magnesiosadanagaite - barely detectable | Magnesiosadanagaite Classification Dana Class: |
66.01.03a.17c (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 Magnesiosadanagaite Information References: |
NAME( AmMin 89:1829) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin 89:1829) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin 89:1829) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Magnesiosadanagaite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 4 - GeoScienceWorld 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - Online Mineral Museum 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info Search for Magnesiosadanagaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Magnesiosadanagaite : A Bijoux Google Search for MagnesiosadanagaiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Magnesiosadanagaite Cape Minerals Google Search for Magnesiosadanagaite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Magnesiosadanagaite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Magnesiosadanagaite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Magnesiosadanagaite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Magnesiosadanagaite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Magnesiosadanagaite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Magnesiosadanagaite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Magnesiosadanagaite Ask about Magnesiosadanagaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Magnesiosadanagaite Specimen Label here :
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