Ferroceladonite Mineral Data

General Ferroceladonite Information

Chemical Formula:

K2Fe++Fe+++Si8O20(OH)4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 802.59 gm

Potassium 9.74 % K 11.74 % K₂O

Iron 13.92 % Fe 8.95 % FeO / 9.95 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 27.99 % Si 59.89 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.50 % H 4.49 % H₂O

Oxygen 47.84 % O

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100.00 % 95.02 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

K₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺(Si₈O₂₀)(OH)₄

Environment:

In an altered crystal-vitric tuff associated with ferroaluminoceladonite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Hokonui Hills, Southland, New Zealand. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named from its composition (Fe++) and the French 'celadon,' sea-green, in allusion to its common color.

Name Pronunciation:

Ferroceladonite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

IMA1995-018

Ferroceladonite Image

Images:

Ferroceladonite

Comments: Micaceous ferro celadonite, comprising schistose rock.
Location: Mikhailovsky Mine, Malkhan Range, Central Transbaikalia, Chita District, Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Ferroceladonite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5787:1:1.1119

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.27, b = 9.106, c = 10.125, Z = 1; beta = 100.266° V = 478.11 Den(Calc)= 2.79

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): 3.321(1), 3.358(0.86), 3.09(0.6),

Physical Properties of Ferroceladonite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Dark bluish green.

Density:

3.05

Diaphaneity:

Translucent to opaque

Fracture:

Earthy - Dull, clay-like fractures with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite).

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luster:

Earthy (Dull)

Streak:

paler green

Optical Properties of Ferroceladonite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.087 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2294,KPDmeas= 0.2098,KC= 0.211
Ncalc = 1.59 - 1.64

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), b=1.64

Calculated Properties of Ferroceladonite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.02 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ferroceladonite =3.05 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_{Ferroceladonite}= 6.17 barns/electron
U=PE_{Ferroceladonite} x r_electron= 18.66 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 139.42 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Ferroceladonite per GRapi unit = 0.72 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Ferroceladonite - barely detectable

Ferroceladonite Classification

Dana Class:

71.02.02a.06b (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.02)with 2:1 Layers

(71.02.02a)Mica Group (Muscovite subgroup)

71.02.02a.01 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.02 Paragonite NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/c,Cc Mono

71.02.02a.03 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)V,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02a.04 Roscoelite K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.05 Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.06 Celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.06b Ferroceladonite! K2FeFeSi8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.06c Ferroaluminoceladonite! K2Fe2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.06d Aluminoceladonite! KAl(Mg,Fe)[]Si4O10(OH)2 2/m

71.02.02a.06e Chromceladonite! KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2 C 2 2

71.02.02a.07 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.08 Nanpingite Cs(Al,Mg,Fe,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02a.09 Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02a.10 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02a.11 Chromphyllite! (K,Ba)(Cr,Al)2[AlSi3O10](OH,F)2 C 2c 2/m

71.02.02a.12 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.EC.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

09.EC.15 Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)V,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.15 Chromphyllite! (K,Ba)(Cr,Al)2[AlSi3O10](OH,F)2 C 2c 2/m

09.EC.15 Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Aluminoceladonite! KAl(Mg,Fe)[]Si4O10(OH)2 2/m

09.EC.15 Ferroaluminoceladonite! K2Fe2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Ferroceladonite! K2FeFeSi8O20(OH)4 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Montdorite (K,Na)(Fe,Mn,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.15 Nanpingite Cs(Al,Mg,Fe,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.15 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Roscoelite K(V,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Paragonite NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/c,Cc Mono

09.EC.15 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.15 Chromceladonite! KCrMg(Si4O10)(OH)2 C 2 2

09.EC.15 Ganterite! [Ba0.5(Na,K)0.5]Al2(Si2.5Al1.5O10)(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

Other Ferroceladonite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.82,p503-511,1997) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.82,p503-511,1997)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ferroceladonite :
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2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
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8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Ferroceladonite

K2Fe++Fe+++Si8O20(OH)4
Dana No: 71.02.02a.06b Strunz No: 09.EC.15
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