Ilvaite Mineral Data

General Ilvaite Information

Chemical Formula:

CaFe++2Fe+++Si2O7O(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 408.79 gm

Calcium 9.80 % Ca 13.72 % CaO

Iron 40.98 % Fe 52.73 % FeO

Silicon 13.74 % Si 29.40 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.25 % H 2.20 % H₂O

Oxygen 35.22 % O

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100.00 % 98.04 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CaFe²⁺₃(SiO₄)₂(OH)

Environment:

Occurs with magnetite ore bodies, with zinc and copper ores, and in contact deposits and zeolites.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1811

Locality:

Capo Calamita, on Elba. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named ilvaite from the Latin name of the island of Elba.

Name Pronunciation:

Ilvaite

Synonym:

Breislakite - fiberous

Lievrite

Yenite

Ilvaite Image

Images:

Ilvaite Quartz

Comments: Black, prismatic ilvaite with quartz.
Location: First Sovietskij mine, Dalnjegorsk, Russia. Scale: 3.5 x 4.5 cm.
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Images:

Hedenbergite Ilvaite

Comments: Doubly terminated, black ilvaite on crystals of greenish gray hedenbergite with minor galena.
Location: First Sovietsky mine, Dalnjegorsk, Russia. Scale: 4 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm.
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Ilvaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6759:1:0.4503

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.78, b = 12.99, c = 5.85, Z = 4; V = 667.21 Den(Calc)= 4.07

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.709(1), 2.839(0.85), 7.28(0.7),

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Physical Properties of Ilvaite

Cleavage:

{010} Distinct, {001} Distinct

Color:

Iron black, Dark grayish black.

Density:

3.99 - 4.05, Average = 4.01

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Columnar - Forms columns

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Habit:

Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.

Hardness:

5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

brownish black

Optical Properties of Ilvaite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.046 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2031,KPDmeas= 0.2056,KC= 0.1966
Ncalc = 1.78 - 1.8

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.727, b=1.87, g=1.883, bire=0.1560, 2V(Calc)=30, 2V(Meas)=20-30. Dispersion strong, r < v.

Calculated Properties of Ilvaite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.96 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ilvaite =4.07 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Ilvaite= 14.01 barns/electron
U=PE_Ilvaite x rElectron Density= 55.51 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Ilvaite Classification

Dana Class:

56.02.03.03 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O

(56.02)with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination

(56.02.03)Lawsonite - Ilvaite group

56.02.03.01 Lawsonite CaAl2Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O) Ccmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.02.03.02 Hennomartinite SrMn2Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.02.03.03 Ilvaite CaFe2FeSi2O7O(OH) Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.02.03.04 Noelbensonite! BaMn2(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.02.03.05 Itoigawaite! SrAl2Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.02.03.06 Manganilvaite! CaFeFe(Mn,Fe)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.BE.07 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BE -Si2O7 groups with additional anions;

09.BE.07 Ilvaite CaFe2FeSi2O7O(OH) Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.BE.07 Manganilvaite! CaFeFe(Mn,Fe)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Ilvaite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ilvaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - CalTech Mineral Spectroscopy
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Glendale Community College
9 - Google Images
10 - Google Scholar
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
12 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
13 - MinDAT
14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
15 - Online Mineral Museum
16 - QUT Mineral Atlas
17 - Ruff.Info
18 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Ilvaite

CaFe++2Fe+++Si2O7O(OH)
Dana No: 56.02.03.03 Strunz No: 09.BE.07
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