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Aqualite Mineral Data
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General Aqualite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,812.45 gm |
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Potassium 2.09 % K 2.51 % K2O |
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Sodium 2.45 % Na 3.31 % Na2O |
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Strontium 1.56 % Sr 1.84 % SrO |
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Calcium 8.55 % Ca 11.96 % CaO |
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Zirconium 9.73 % Zr 13.14 % ZrO2 |
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Silicon 25.96 % Si 55.55 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.18 % H 10.57 % H2O |
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Chlorine 1.26 % Cl 1.26 % Cl |
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Cl -0.28 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 47.22 % O |
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100.00 % 99.86 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
H3O8Na3K1.5Sr0.5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl |
| Environment: |
Eudialyte group; structure determined |
| IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) |
| Synonym: |
IMA2002-066 |
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Aqualite
Comments: Pink aqualite grains with perfect cleavage originally described in the 1970's as 'hydroeudialyte'..
Location: Apatitovyi Tsirk (Apatite Circus), Rasvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.
Scale: FOV is 12x10 mm.
© Pavel M. Kartashov |
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Aqualite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:2.21906 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 14.078, c = 31.24, Z = 3; V = 5,361.96 Den(Calc)= 2.61 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.987(1), 4.39(1), 2.85(0.79),10.5(0.44), 6.63(0.43), 7.06(0.42), 3.624(0.41), 11.43(0.39), |
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Physical Properties of Aqualite
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| Color: |
Pink. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Translucent |
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
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Optical Properties of Aqualite
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= 0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2184,KC= 0.2222
Ncalc = 1.58 |
| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (+), w=1.569, e=1.571, bire=0.0020. |
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Calculated Properties of Aqualite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.60 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Aqualite =2.61 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEAqualite = 16.65 barns/electron
U=PEAqualite x relectron= 43.21 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 29.93 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Aqualite per GRapi unit = 3.34 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Aqualite  - barely detectable
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Aqualite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
64.01.01.15 (64)Cyclosilicates |
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(64.01)Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups with mixed ring types |
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(64.01.01)Eudialyte Group |
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64.01.01.01 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m |
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64.01.01.02 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m |
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64.01.01.03 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.04 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.05 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.06 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3 |
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64.01.01.07 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.08 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.09 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.11 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.12 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.13 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.14 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.15 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.17 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.18 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.19 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.20 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.21 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.22 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3 |
| Strunz Class: |
09.CO.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.C - Cyclosilicates |
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09.CO -[Si9O27]18- 9-membered rings |
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09.CO.10 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m |
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09.CO.10 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m |
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09.CO.10 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3 |
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09.CO.10 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3 |
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09.CO.10 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m |
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9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
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Aqualite
(H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl
Dana No: 64.01.01.15 Strunz No: 09.CO.10
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