Calcjarlite Mineral Data

General Calcjarlite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na(Ca,Sr)3Al3(F,OH)16

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 555.84 gm

Sodium 4.14 % Na 5.58 % Na₂O

Strontium 11.82 % Sr 13.98 % SrO

Calcium 16.22 % Ca 22.70 % CaO

Aluminum 14.56 % Al 27.52 % Al₂O₃

Hydrogen 0.73 % H 6.48 % H₂O

Oxygen 11.51 % O

Fluorine 41.02 % F 41.02 % F

- % F -17.27 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaCa_2.25Sr_0.75Al₃F₁₂(OH)₄

Environment:

In a fluorite vein in quartz-mica schists.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1973

Locality:

From an undefined locality on the upper right Noyba River, left tributary to the Teya River, Yenisei Ridge, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

As a CALCium analog of "jarlite."

Name Pronunciation:

Calcjarlite + Pronunciation

Calcjarlite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.6406:1:0.7252

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.19, b = 9.868, c = 7.157, Z = 4; beta = 99.2° V = 1,128.71 Den(Calc)= 3.27

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.96(1), 3.04(0.7), 3.16(0.6),

Physical Properties of Calcjarlite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

White.

Density:

3.51

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Calcjarlite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.425, b=1.428, g=1.432, bire=0.0070, 2V(Calc)=82, 2V(Meas)=72.

Calculated Properties of Calcjarlite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.15 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Calcjarlite =3.27 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0085512963
Boson Index = 0.9914487037

Photoelectric:

PE_Calcjarlite= 15.75 barns/electron
U=PE_Calcjarlite x rElectron Density= 49.58 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Calcjarlite Classification

Dana Class:

11.06.10.02 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides

(11.06)with miscellaneous formulae

(11.06.10)Jarlite Group

11.06.10.01 Jarlite Na(Sr,Na,[])7(Mg,[])Al6F32(OH,H2O)2 C 2/m 2/m

11.06.10.02 Calcjarlite Na(Ca,Sr)3Al3(F,OH)16 C 2/m 2/m

11.06.10.03 Jorgensenite! Na2(Sr,Ba)14Na2Al12F64(OH,F) C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

03.CC.20 03 - HALIDES

03.C - Complex Halides

03.CC -Soro-aluminofluorides

03.CC.20 Calcjarlite Na(Ca,Sr)3Al3(F,OH)16 C 2/m 2/m

03.CC.20 Jarlite Na(Sr,Na,[])7(Mg,[])Al6F32(OH,H2O)2 C 2/m 2/m

03.CC.20 Jorgensenite! Na2(Sr,Ba)14Na2Al12F64(OH,F) C 2/m 2/m

Other Calcjarlite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Calcjarlite :
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

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Calcjarlite

Na(Ca,Sr)3Al3(F,OH)16
Dana No: 11.06.10.02 Strunz No: 03.CC.20
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