Kalinite Mineral Data

General Kalinite Information

Chemical Formula:

KAl(SO4)2•11(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 456.38 gm

Potassium 8.57 % K 10.32 % K₂O

Aluminum 5.91 % Al 11.17 % Al₂O₃

Hydrogen 4.86 % H 43.42 % H₂O

Sulfur 14.05 % S 35.09 % SO₃

Oxygen 66.61 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

KAl(SO₄)₂•11(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868

Locality:

San Bernardino County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition (Kalium = potassium).

Name Pronunciation:

Kalinite

Kalinite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.1488:1:0.8957

Cell Dimensions:

a = 19.92, b = 9.27, c = 8.304, Z = 4; beta = 98.79° V = 1,515.39 Den(Calc)= 2.00

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.11(1), 4.32(1), 4.83(1),

Physical Properties of Kalinite

Color:

Colorless, White.

Density:

1.76

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Habit:

Water Soluble - Water soluble mineral.

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luminescence:

Non-Fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Kalinite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.1 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2278,KPDmeas= 0.2589,KC= 0.2531
Ncalc = 1.45 - 1.51

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.43, b=1.452, g=1.485, bire=0.0550, 2V(Calc)=82, 2V(Meas)=52. Dispersion none.

Pleochroism (x):

colorless.

Pleochroism (y):

colorless.

Pleochroism (z):

colorless.

Calculated Properties of Kalinite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.84 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kalinite =1.76 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0013912295
Boson Index = 0.9986087705

Photoelectric:

PE_Kalinite= 1.95 barns/electron
U=PE_Kalinite x r_electron= 3.58 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 128.93 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Kalinite per GRapi unit = 0.78 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Kalinite - barely detectable

Kalinite Classification

Dana Class:

29.05.04.02 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.05)where A B (XO4)2 ï¿½ x(H2O)

(29.05.04)Dana Group

29.05.04.01 Mendozite NaAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

29.05.04.02 Kalinite KAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

07.CC.15 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O

07.CC -With medium-sized and large cations

07.CC.15 Mendozite NaAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

07.CC.15 Kalinite KAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Other Kalinite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

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

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Kalinite

KAl(SO4)2•11(H2O)
Dana No: 29.05.04.02 Strunz No: 07.CC.15
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