General Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Information Chemical Formula: |
NaFe++7Si8O22(OH)2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,024.60 gm |
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Sodium 2.24 % Na 3.02 % Na2O |
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Iron 38.15 % Fe 49.08 % FeO |
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Silicon 21.93 % Si 46.91 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.20 % H 1.76 % H2O |
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Oxygen 37.48 % O |
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100.00 % 100.78 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
NaFe2+7Si8O22(OH)2 |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
From its compostition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. |
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| | Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.0335:1:0.296 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 18.5, b = 17.9, c = 5.3, Z = 4; V = 1,755.09 Den(Calc)= 3.88 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma |
| Physical Properties of Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Color: |
Green. |
Hardness: |
5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase |
| Optical Properties of Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.78 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2016) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
| Calculated Properties of Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.78 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite =3.88 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PESodic-ferro-anthophyllite = 12.27 barns/electron |
U=PESodic-ferro-anthophyllite x rElectron Density= 46.38 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite is Not Radioactive | Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Classification Dana Class: |
66.01.02.04a (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 |
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(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration |
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(66.01.02)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
09.DE.05 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 Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Information References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Min.Mag.,Vol.61,p303,1997) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite : A Bijoux Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophylliteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Cape Minerals Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Ask about Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite Specimen Label here :
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