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Aluminoceladonite Mineral Data
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General Aluminoceladonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
KAl(Mg,Fe++)[ ]Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 404.62 gm |
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Potassium 9.66 % K 11.64 % K2O |
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Magnesium 4.51 % Mg 7.47 % MgO |
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Aluminum 6.67 % Al 12.60 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 3.45 % Fe 4.44 % FeO |
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Silicon 27.76 % Si 59.40 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.50 % H 4.45 % H2O |
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Oxygen 47.45 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
KAlMg0.75Fe2+0.25Si4O10(OH)2 |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Wiesmath ant Frohsdorf, Austria Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the French celadon, (sea green), in allusion to its common color. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Aluminoceladonite  |
| Synonym: |
Leucophyllite (Starkl 1883) |
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Aluminoceladonite Image |
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Muscovite Aluminoceladonite
Comments: Large, 1cm, purple crystals of muscovite/leucophyllite, (var. alurgite which is an intermediate composition to muscovite and leucophyllite (aluminoceladonite).
Location: Ultevis, Sweden.
Scale: 5x3.5x3cm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix |
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Aluminoceladonite Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) |
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Optical Properties of Aluminoceladonite
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.606-1.644, b=1.63-1.662, g=1.63-1.663, bire=0.0190-0.0240 |
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Calculated Properties of Aluminoceladonite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEAluminoceladonite = 3.34 barns/electron
U=PEAluminoceladonite x relectron= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 138.87 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Aluminoceladonite per GRapi unit = 0.72 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Aluminoceladonite  - barely detectable
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Aluminoceladonite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
71.02.02a.06d (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings |
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(71.02)with 2:1 Layers |
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(71.02.02a)Mica Group (Muscovite subgroup) |
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71.02.02a.01 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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71.02.02a.02 Paragonite NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/c,Cc Mono |
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71.02.02a.03 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)V,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m |
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71.02.02a.04 Roscoelite K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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71.02.02a.05 Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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71.02.02a.06 Celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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71.02.02a.06b Ferroceladonite! K2FeFeSi8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m |
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71.02.02a.06c Ferroaluminoceladonite! K2Fe2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m |
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71.02.02a.06d Aluminoceladonite! KAl(Mg,Fe)[]Si4O10(OH)2 2/m |
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71.02.02a.06e Chromceladonite! KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2 C 2 2 |
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71.02.02a.07 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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71.02.02a.08 Nanpingite Cs(Al,Mg,Fe,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/c 2/m |
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71.02.02a.09 Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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71.02.02a.10 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m |
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71.02.02a.11 Chromphyllite! (K,Ba)(Cr,Al)2[AlSi3O10](OH,F)2 C 2c 2/m |
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71.02.02a.12 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
09.EC.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.E - Phyllosilicates |
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09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets |
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09.EC.15 Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)V,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Chromphyllite! (K,Ba)(Cr,Al)2[AlSi3O10](OH,F)2 C 2c 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Aluminoceladonite! KAl(Mg,Fe)[]Si4O10(OH)2 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Ferroaluminoceladonite! K2Fe2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Ferroceladonite! K2FeFeSi8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Nanpingite Cs(Al,Mg,Fe,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/c 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Roscoelite K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Paragonite NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/c,Cc Mono |
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09.EC.15 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m |
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09.EC.15 Chromceladonite! KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2 C 2 2 |
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09.EC.15 Ganterite! [Ba0.5(Na,K)0.5]Al2(Si2.5Al1.5O10)(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m |
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Other Aluminoceladonite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
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Aluminoceladonite
KAl(Mg,Fe++)[ ]Si4O10(OH)2
Dana No: 71.02.02a.06d Strunz No: 09.EC.15
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