Howieite Mineral Data

General Howieite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na(Fe++,Mn++)10(Fe,Al)2Si12O31(OH)13

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,544.93 gm

Sodium 0.90 % Na 1.22 % Na₂O

Magnesium 0.48 % Mg 0.79 % MgO

Manganese 6.48 % Mn 8.36 % MnO

Aluminum 0.64 % Al 1.20 % Al₂O₃

Iron 17.56 % Fe 18.07 % FeO / 5.02 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 26.49 % Si 56.66 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.50 % H 4.50 % H₂O

Oxygen 46.96 % O

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100.00 % 95.82 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaFe²⁺_6.4Mn²⁺₃Mg_0.5Fe³⁺_1.6Al_0.62(Si₁₂)2(O₃₁)(OH)_12.7

Environment:

In the Jurassic-aged Franciscan Formation metamorphosed to blue-shist facies (high pressure, low temperature ).

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1964

Locality:

Laytonville quarry, 5 miles south of Laytonville, Mendocino Co. California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Robert Andrew Howie (1923-), British mineralogist and petrologist, King's College, London University, UK.

Name Pronunciation:

Howieite

Synonym:

ICSD 6257

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Howieite Image

Images:

Howieite

Comments: Black vitreous radiating crystalline howieite.
Location: Longvale Quarry, Mendocino County, California, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Howieite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0405:1:0.981

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.17, b = 9.774, c = 9.589, Z = 1; alpha = 91.22°, beta = 70.76°, gamma = 108.09° V = 855.25 Den(Calc)= 4.94

Crystal System:

Triclinic Space Group: P1,P1

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 9.18(1), 7.91(0.8), 3.25(0.65),

Physical Properties of Howieite

Cleavage:

{010} Good, {100} Distinct, {210} Poor

Color:

Dark green, Black.

Density:

3.378

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Bladed - Aggregates of thin lath-like crystals (e.g. kyanite).

Luster:

Greasy (Oily)

Streak:

grayish black

Optical Properties of Howieite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.296 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1448,KPDmeas= 0.2127,KC= 0.2058
Ncalc = 1.7 - 2.02

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.701, b=1.72, g=1.734, bire=0.0330, 2V(Calc)=80, 2V(Meas)=65.

Pleochroism (x):

golden yellow.

Pleochroism (y):

dark lilac green.

Pleochroism (z):

green.

Calculated Properties of Howieite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.33 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Howieite =3.38 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Howieite= 7.90 barns/electron
U=PE_Howieite x rElectron Density= 26.31 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Howieite is Not Radioactive

Howieite Classification

Dana Class:

69.02.03.01 (69)Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops

(69.02)with P>2

(69.02.03)Howieite group

69.02.03.01 Howieite Na(Fe,Mn)10(Fe,Al)2Si12O31(OH)13 P1,P1 Tri

69.02.03.02 Taneyamalite (Na,Ca)(Mn,Mg)12[(Si,Al)6O17]2(O,OH)10 P1 1

69.02.03.03 Deerite (Fe,Mn)6(Fe,Al)3Si6O20(OH)5 P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.DH.65 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)

09.DH -Inosilicates with 4-periodic single chains, Si4O12

09.DH.65 Howieite Na(Fe,Mn)10(Fe,Al)2Si12O31(OH)13 P1,P1 Tri

09.DH.65 Taneyamalite (Na,Ca)(Mn,Mg)12[(Si,Al)6O17]2(O,OH)10 P1 1

Other Howieite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Howieite :
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

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Howieite

Na(Fe++,Mn++)10(Fe,Al)2Si12O31(OH)13
Dana No: 69.02.03.01 Strunz No: 09.DH.65
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