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Aiolosite Mineral Data
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General Aiolosite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na4Bi(SO4)3Cl |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 624.58 gm |
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Sodium 14.72 % Na 19.85 % Na2O |
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Bismuth 33.46 % Bi 37.30 % Bi2O3 |
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Sulfur 15.40 % S 38.46 % SO3 |
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Chlorine 5.68 % Cl 5.68 % Cl |
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Cl -1.28 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 30.74 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na4Bi(SO4)3Cl |
| Environment: |
Cesanite group |
| IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2008-015 |
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Aiolosite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.71473 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.626, c = 6.88, Z = 2; V = 552.09 Den(Calc)= 3.76 |
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 63/m |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.853(1), 2.775(0.85), 3.432(0.45),1.965(0.35), 2.306(0.25), 1.716(0.2), 4.787(0.2), 2.189(0.15), |
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Optical Properties of Aiolosite
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.68 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1808) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of Aiolosite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.47 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Aiolosite =3.76 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0013030303
Boson Index = 0.9986969697 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEAiolosite = 585.52 barns/electron
U=PEAiolosite x rElectron Density=2,030.30 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Aiolosite is Not Radioactive |
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Aiolosite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
30.03.03.02 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(30.03)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(30.03.03)Dana Group |
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30.03.03.01 Cesanite Na7Ca3(SO4)6(OH)•0.8(H2O) P 6 6 |
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30.03.03.02 Aiolosite! Na4Bi(SO4)3Cl P 63/m 6/m |
| Strunz Class: |
07.XX.00 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
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07.X - Unclassified Strunz SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
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07.XX -Unknown |
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07.XX.00 Blakeite Fe2(TeO3)3 Cubic ? Cubic |
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07.XX.00 Aiolosite! Na4Bi(SO4)3Cl P 63/m 6/m |
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07.XX.00 Steverustite Pb5(OH)5[Cu(SO3S--)3](H2O)1.67 P 21/n 2/m |
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07.XX.00 Adranosite (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 I 41/acd 4mm |
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07.XX.00 Grandviewite! Cu3Al9(SO4)2(OH)29 P 2, Pm or P 2/m Mono |
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07.XX.00 IMA2009-008 Y2[(UO2)8O6(SO4)4(OH)2]•26H2O P1 1 |
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Other Aiolosite Information
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| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Aiolosite :
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
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Aiolosite
Na4Bi(SO4)3Cl
Dana No: 30.03.03.02 Strunz No: 07.XX.00
Locality:
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