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Gerasimovskite Mineral Data |
General Gerasimovskite Information |
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(Mn,Ca)(Nb,Ti)5O12•9(H2O) (?) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 764.66 gm | ||
Calcium 1.05 % Ca 1.47 % CaO | |||
Titanium 15.65 % Ti 26.12 % TiO2 | |||
Manganese 5.75 % Mn 7.42 % MnO | |||
Niobium 30.37 % Nb 43.45 % Nb2O5 | |||
Hydrogen 2.40 % H 21.44 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 44.78 % O | |||
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100.00 % 99.90 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Mn2+0.8Ca0.2Nb2.5Ti2.5O12.3•9.1(H2O) | ||
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Secondary mineral formed from late-stage hydrothermal alteration of Nb-Ti minerals. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 | ||
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Mts. Punkaruaiv, Karnasurt, Nepkhe, and Alluaiv, in the Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for Vasily I. Gerasimovskii (1911-1979), Russian mineralogist and geochemist who discovered many new minerals at Lovozero. | ||
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Gerasimovskite Image | |||
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Gerasimovskite Crystallography |
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Amorphous- No Crystals | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 1.89(1), 3.7(0.8), 3.18(0.6),2.1(0.4), 1.64(0.2), | ||
Physical Properties of Gerasimovskite |
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{???} Perfect | ||
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Brown, Gray, Light gray. | ||
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2.52 - 2.58, Average = 2.54 | ||
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Translucent to Opaque | ||
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Metamict - Mineral originally crystalline, now amorphous due to radiation damage. | ||
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Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). | ||
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2 - Gypsum | ||
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Pearly | ||
Optical Properties of Gerasimovskite |
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CI meas= 0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) KPDmeas= 0.3085,KC= 0.3097 Ncalc = 1.78 - 1.8 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.74, b=1.81, g=1.81, bire=0.0700, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=18. | ||
Calculated Properties of Gerasimovskite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.47 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Gerasimovskite =2.55 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.02 Boson Index = 0.98 |
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PEGerasimovskite = 48.51 barns/electron U=PEGerasimovskite x rElectron Density= 120.01 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Gerasimovskite is Not Radioactive |
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Gerasimovskite Classification |
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08.07.08.03 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti | ||
(08.07)Dana Type | |||
(08.07.08)Belyankinite Group | |||
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04.FM.25 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate | ||
04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U) | |||
04.FM -Hydroxides with H2O � (OH); Unclassified | |||
Other Gerasimovskite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Gerasimovskite : 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 Search for Gerasimovskite using: Visit our Advertisers for Gerasimovskite : Ask about Gerasimovskite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Gerasimovskite Specimen Label here :
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