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Carletonite Mineral Data |
General Carletonite Information |
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KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH,F)•(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 1,027.61 gm | ||
Potassium 2.85 % K 3.44 % K2O | |||
Sodium 7.83 % Na 10.55 % Na2O | |||
Calcium 14.63 % Ca 20.46 % CaO | |||
Silicon 21.86 % Si 46.78 % SiO2 | |||
Hydrogen 0.26 % H 2.28 % H2O | |||
Carbon 4.27 % C 15.63 % CO2 | |||
Oxygen 47.57 % O | |||
Fluorine 0.74 % F 0.74 % F | |||
- % F -0.31 % -O=F2 | |||
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100.00 % 99.57 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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K0.75Na3.5Ca3.75Si8O18(CO3)3.65(OH)0.6F0.4�(H2O) | ||
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Found in cores of thermally metamorphosed wall-rock zenoliths of shale and limestone(hornfels and siliceous marble). | ||
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Approved IMA 1971 | ||
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Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada where it was first recognized. | ||
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Carletonite + Pronunciation ![]() |
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ICSD 12100 | ||
IMA1969-016 | |||
PDF 25-628 | |||
Carletonite Image | |||
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Carletonite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:1.26688 | ||
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a = 13.178, c = 16.695, Z = 4; V = 2,899.25 Den(Calc)= 2.35 | ||
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Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/mbm | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 8.353(1), 4.171(1), 2.903(0.9),2.384(0.6), 4.053(0.5), 4.816(0.4), 16.705(0.4), | ||
Physical Properties of Carletonite |
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{001} Perfect, {110} Distinct | ||
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Colorless, Light blue, Dark blue, Pink. | ||
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2.45 | ||
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Transparent to Translucent | ||
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Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ||
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Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | ||
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4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | ||
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Vitreous - Pearly | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Carletonite |
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very pale pinkish brown. | ||
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very pale blue blue. | ||
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CI meas= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.061 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2209,KPDmeas= 0.2118,KC= 0.2081 Ncalc = 1.49 - 1.51 |
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Uniaxial (-), e=1.517, w=1.521, bire=0.0040. | ||
Calculated Properties of Carletonite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.44 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Carletonite =2.45 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
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PECarletonite = 3.11 barns/electron U=PECarletonite x relectron= 7.59 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 41.07 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Carletonite |
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Carletonite Classification |
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72.03.01.04 (72)Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings | ||
(72.03)with 3-, 4-, or 5-membered rings and 8-membered rings | |||
(72.03.01)Apophyllite group (4- & 8-membered rings) | |||
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09.EB.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.E - Phyllosilicates | |||
09.EB -Double nets with 4- and 6-membered rings | |||
Other Carletonite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Carletonite : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 5 - Athena 6 - EUROmin Project 7 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 8 - GeoScienceWorld 9 - Google Images 10 - Google Scholar 11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 12 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 13 - MinDAT 14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 15 - Online Mineral Museum 16 - QUT Mineral Atlas 17 - Ruff.Info 18 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Carletonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Carletonite : Ask about Carletonite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Carletonite Specimen Label here :
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