General Meixnerite Information![]() Mg6Al2(OH)18•4(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 577.99 gm |
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Magnesium 25.23 % Mg 41.84 % MgO |
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Aluminum 9.34 % Al 17.64 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 4.53 % H 40.52 % H2O |
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Oxygen 60.90 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Mg6Al2(OH)18•4(H2O) |
![]() Secondary mineral with talc in cracks of a pyrope-serpentine rock. |
![]() Approved IMA 1975 |
![]() Ybba Persenberg, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Heinrich Herman Meixner (1908-1981), Austrian mineralogist. |
![]() Meixnerite + Pronunciation |
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Meixnerite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:7.52716 |
![]() a = 3.0463, c = 22.93, Z = 0.375; V = 184.28 Den(Calc)= 1.95 |
![]() Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m |
| Physical Properties of Meixnerite![]() {0001} Perfect |
![]() Colorless. |
![]() Transparent |
![]() 2 - Gypsum |
![]() Pearly |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Meixnerite![]() CI calc= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.2608,KC= 0.258 Ncalc = 1.5 ![]() Uniaxial (-), e=1.5, w=1.517, bire=0.0170. |
| Calculated Properties of Meixnerite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.02 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Meixnerite =1.95 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 ![]() PEMeixnerite = 0.94 barns/electron |
U=PEMeixnerite x rElectron Density= 1.91 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Meixnerite is Not Radioactive | Meixnerite Classification![]() 06.04.06.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl |
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(06.04)containing multiple cations |
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(06.04.06)Dana Group |
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![]() 04.FL.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U) |
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04.FL -Hydroxides with H2O ± (OH); sheets of edge-sharing octahedra |
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| Other Meixnerite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Meixnerite : |
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 Search for Meixnerite using: Visit our Advertisers for Meixnerite : A Bijoux Google Search for MeixneriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Meixnerite Cape Minerals Google Search for Meixnerite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Meixnerite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Meixnerite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Meixnerite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Meixnerite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Meixnerite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Meixnerite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Meixnerite Ask about Meixnerite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Meixnerite Specimen Label here :
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