Asbecasite Mineral Data

General Asbecasite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca3(Ti,Sn)As+++6Si2Be2O20

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,057.85 gm

Calcium 10.23 % Ca 14.31 % CaO

Titanium 3.17 % Ti 5.29 % TiO₂

Beryllium 1.70 % Be 4.73 % BeO

Aluminum 0.77 % Al 1.45 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 5.31 % Si 11.36 % SiO₂

Tin 1.12 % Sn 1.42 % SnO₂

Arsenic 47.45 % As 62.65 % As₂O₃

Oxygen 30.25 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 101.21 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca_2.7Ti_0.7Sn_0.1As_6.7Si₂Al_0.3Be₂O₂₀

Environment:

On cleft faces in orthogneiss.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1966

Locality:

East flank of Pizzo Cervandone, Alpe Devero, Val d'Aosta, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

The name origin for Asbecasite is the main elements: As,Be,Ca,Si.

Name Pronunciation:

Asbecasite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 74290

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Asbecasite Image

Images:

Asbecasite

Comments: Brownish yellow asbecasite prismatic crystal.
Location: Cervandone, Val d'Ossola, Lombardy, Italy. Scale: Size Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Asbecasite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.83014

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.36, c = 15.3, Z = 2; V = 926.05 Den(Calc)= 3.79

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: P 3c

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.23(1), 1.153(0.7), 1.57(0.7),

Physical Properties of Asbecasite

Cleavage:

{1010} Good, {1010} Good, {1010} Good

Color:

Lemon, Brownish.

Density:

3.7

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Rhombohedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing rhobohedral crystals.

Hardness:

6.5-7 - Pyrite-Quartz

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Asbecasite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.041 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.063 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.223,KPDmeas= 0.2284,KC= 0.2381
Ncalc = 1.88 - 1.9

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.83, w=1.86, bire=0.0300.

Calculated Properties of Asbecasite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.47 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Asbecasite =3.70 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Asbecasite= 38.17 barns/electron
U=PE_Asbecasite x rElectron Density= 132.28 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Asbecasite is Not Radioactive

Asbecasite Classification

Dana Class:

45.01.03.01 (45)Acid and normal Antimonites, Arsenites and Phosphites

(45.01)with miscellaneous formulae

(45.01.03)Dana Group

45.01.03.01 Asbecasite Ca3(Ti,Sn)As6Si2Be2O20 P 3c 3m

Strunz Class:

04.JB.30 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites,

04.JB -Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, without H2O

04.JB.30 Asbecasite Ca3(Ti,Sn)As6Si2Be2O20 P 3c 3m

Other Asbecasite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Asbecasite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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