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Fersmanite Mineral Data |
General Fersmanite Information |
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Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 1,061.05 gm | ||
Sodium 5.63 % Na 7.59 % Na2O | |||
Strontium 0.83 % Sr 0.98 % SrO | |||
Calcium 20.02 % Ca 28.01 % CaO | |||
Titanium 10.38 % Ti 17.32 % TiO2 | |||
Niobium 14.01 % Nb 20.04 % Nb2O5 | |||
Silicon 10.59 % Si 22.65 % SiO2 | |||
Oxygen 33.17 % O | |||
Fluorine 5.37 % F 5.37 % F | |||
- % F -2.26 % -O=F2 | |||
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100.00 % 99.70 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Ca5.3Na2.6Sr0.1Ti2.3Nb1.6Si4O22F3 | ||
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Associated with feldspar and aegirite in veins in nepheline-syenite. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1929 | ||
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Chibines Mountains, Kola peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for Alexander Yevgenievich Fersman (1883-1945), Russian mineralogist and geochemist. | ||
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ICSD 20821 | ||
PDF 29-1446 | |||
Fersmanite Image | |||
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Fersmanite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =1:1:2.0029 | ||
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a = 10.183, b = 10.183, c = 20.396, Z = 4; beta = 97.19° V = 2,098.30 Den(Calc)= 3.36 | ||
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Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.058(1), 2.815(0.62), 1.518(0.55), | ||
Physical Properties of Fersmanite |
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None | ||
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Golden yellow, Resin brown, Light brown, Dark brown. | ||
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3.44 | ||
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Transparent to translucent | ||
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Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | ||
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Pseudo Tetragonal - Crystals show a tetragonal shape. | ||
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5.5 - Knife Blade | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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brownish white | ||
Optical Properties of Fersmanite |
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CI meas= -0.074 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.1 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2706,KPDmeas= 0.2643,KC= 0.2461 Ncalc = 1.83 - 1.85 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.873-1.886, b=1.914-1.93, g=1.914-1.939, bire=0.0410-0.0530, 2V(Calc)=0-46, 2V(Meas)=0-7. | ||
Calculated Properties of Fersmanite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.33 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Fersmanite =3.44 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
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PEFersmanite = 26.13 barns/electron U=PEFersmanite x rElectron Density= 87.01 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Fersmanite is Not Radioactive |
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Fersmanite Classification |
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56.02.05.03 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O | ||
(56.02)with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination | |||
(56.02.05)Mosandrite and related species | |||
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09.BE.72 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.B - Sorosilicates | |||
09.BE -Si2O7 groups with additional anions; | |||
Other Fersmanite Information |
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NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8, AmMin, v 88, p 1179) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
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Links to other databases for Fersmanite : 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 Search for Fersmanite using: Visit our Advertisers for Fersmanite : Ask about Fersmanite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Fersmanite Specimen Label here :
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