| |
 |
Haineaultite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Haineaultite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
(Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8•5(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,557.11 gm |
| |
Potassium 1.78 % K 2.15 % K2O |
| |
Sodium 3.56 % Na 4.80 % Na2O |
| |
Calcium 7.28 % Ca 10.19 % CaO |
| |
Magnesium 0.05 % Mg 0.08 % MgO |
| |
Zirconium 0.23 % Zr 0.32 % ZrO2 |
| |
Titanium 11.56 % Ti 19.29 % TiO2 |
| |
Manganese 0.21 % Mn 0.27 % MnO |
| |
Niobium 4.00 % Nb 5.72 % Nb2O5 |
| |
Iron 0.39 % Fe 0.51 % FeO |
| |
Silicon 20.38 % Si 43.60 % SiO2 |
| |
Hydrogen 1.16 % H 10.33 % H2O |
| |
Sulfur 1.07 % S 2.41 % S2O5 |
| |
Oxygen 48.15 % O |
| |
Fluorine 0.17 % F 0.17 % F |
| |
- %
F -0.07 % -O=F2 |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 99.76 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2.41Ca1.83K0.71CaTi3.76Nb0.67Fe2+0.11Mn2+0.06Zr0.04Mg0.03Si11.3S0.52O34(OH)7.86F0.14�5(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Found in altered marble xenoliths. A monoclinic polymorph of zorite |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Poudrette Quarry, Mout Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Gilles Haineault (1946-), collector and dealer in Mont Saint-Hilaire minerals. (prounounced �a �n �o ite) |
| Synonym: |
IMA1997-015 |
| |
Haineaultite Image |
|
Images:
|
|
Haineaultite
Comments: Transparent, yellow crystals to 5 mm of haineaultite on matrix.
Location: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.
Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
© Rob Lavinsky |
|
Haineaultite Crystallography
|
| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.3111:1:0.3002 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.204, b = 23.155, c = 6.953, Z = 1; V = 1,159.82 Den(Calc)= 2.23 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal H-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: C 222 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 11.564(1)(020), 6.932(0.9)(001,110), 3.052(0.75)(240),2.977(0.7)(042), 2.582(0.4)(152,062), 4.446(0.4)(041), 5.258(0.4)(130), |
| |
Physical Properties of Haineaultite
|
| Cleavage: |
{100} Distinct, {010} Distinct, {001} Distinct |
| Color: |
Pale brown, Brown, Orange yellow. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to translucent |
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Splintery - Brittle fracture leaving splintery fragments. |
| Habit: |
Fan Shaped - Occurs as radiating crystals shaped like a fan. |
| Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
| Hardness: |
3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite |
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Streak: |
white |
| |
Optical Properties of Haineaultite
|
| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= -0.121 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2848,KC= 0.2541
Ncalc = 1.57 |
| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.599, b=1.61, g=1.696, bire=0.0970, 2V(Calc)=42, 2V(Meas)=38-41. Dispersion 38. |
| |
Calculated Properties of Haineaultite
|
| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.22 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Haineaultite =2.23 gm/cc.
|
| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEHaineaultite = 10.03 barns/electron
U=PEHaineaultite x relectron= 22.23 barns/cc.
|
| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 25.55 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Haineaultite per GRapi unit = 3.91 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Haineaultite  - barely detectable
|
| |
Haineaultite Classification
|
| Dana Class: |
66.03.01.06 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 |
| |
(66.03)with chains P>2 |
| |
(66.03.01)P=3 |
| |
66.03.01.01 Xonotlite Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 P 2/a 2/m |
| |
66.03.01.02 Zorite Na6Ti5[Si12O34](O,OH)5•11(H2O) C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| |
66.03.01.03 Eudidymite NaBeSi3O7(OH) C 2/c 2/m |
| |
66.03.01.04 Epididymite NaBeSi3O7(OH) Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| |
66.03.01.05 Yuksporite (Sr,Ba)2K4(Ca,Na)14([],Mn,Fe){(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4[Si6O17]2[Si2O7]3}(H2O,OH)n,n~3 P 21/m 2/m |
| |
66.03.01.06 Haineaultite! (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8•5(H2O) C 222 2 2 2 |
| |
66.03.01.07 Chivruaiite! Ca4(Ti,Nb)5[(Si6O17)2[(OH,O)5]•13-14H2O C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
09.DG.50 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
| |
09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
| |
09.DG -Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains |
| |
09.DG.50 Haineaultite! (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8•5(H2O) C 222 2 2 2 |
| |
Other Haineaultite Information
|
| References: |
NAME( CanMin, v 43, p 769) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, v 43, p 769) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, v 43, p 769) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Haineaultite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info
Search for Haineaultite using:
[AOL]
[Bing]
[Dog Pile]
[GeoScienceWorld]
[HotBot]
[Ixquick]
[Lycos]
[MAMMA]
[Scirus]
[Teoma]
[WebCrawler]
[Wikipedia]
[YAHOO]
Visit our Advertisers for Haineaultite :
Ask about Haineaultite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in
Español
Print or Cut-and-Paste your Haineaultite Specimen Label here :
|
Haineaultite
(Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8•5(H2O)
Dana No: 66.03.01.06 Strunz No: 09.DG.50
Locality:
Notes:
|
|
| |
| |
|
| |
Dakota Matrix
Excalibur Minerals
Exceptional Minerals
Hudson Insitute
John Betts Fine Minerals
Mc Dougall Minerals
Mineral News
Rock and Mineral Shows
Weinrich Minerals, Inc.