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Heklaite Mineral Data
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General Heklaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
KNaSiF6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 204.16 gm |
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Potassium 19.15 % K 23.07 % K2O |
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Sodium 11.26 % Na 15.18 % Na2O |
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Silicon 13.76 % Si 29.43 % SiO2 |
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Fluorine 55.83 % F 55.83 % F |
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F -23.51 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
KNaSiF6 |
| Environment: |
Fumarolic mineral. New structure type; identical with synthetic KNaSiF6 |
| IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Hekla volcano, Tonci Balic-�unic, Iceland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2008-052 |
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PDF38-0686 |
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Heklaite Image |
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Heklaite
Comments: Post mining sample of heklaite..
Location: Bone Valley Phosphate Mining District, near Bartow, Polk County, Florida.
Scale: Specimen size 8.6 x 5.5 x 4.2 cm.
© Isaias Casanova / IC Minerals |
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Heklaite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.6969:1:1.7801 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.337, b = 5.5022, c = 9.795, V = 503.21 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.34(1), 4.26(0.56), 4.33(0.53),2.05(0.52), 3.4(0.49), 3.37(0.47), 2.016(0.29), 2.251(0.27), |
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Physical Properties of Heklaite
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| Color: |
Cololess, White. |
| Streak: |
white |
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Calculated Properties of Heklaite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0064471931
Boson Index = 0.9935528069 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEHeklaite = 2.96 barns/electron
U=PEHeklaite x relectron= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 265.28 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Heklaite per GRapi unit = 0.38 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Heklaite  - barely detectable
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Heklaite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
11.05.09.01 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides |
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(11.05)where (A)m B (X)6 |
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(11.05.09)Dana Group |
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11.05.09.01 Heklaite! KNaSiF6 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
02.DB.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3 |
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02.DB -M:S = 2:3 and similar |
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02.DB.05 Heklaite! KNaSiF6 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Heklaite Information
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| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Heklaite :
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
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Heklaite
KNaSiF6
Dana No: 11.05.09.01 Strunz No: 02.DB.05
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