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Lithiomarsturite Mineral Data |
General Lithiomarsturite Information |
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LiCa2Mn2HSi5O15 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 578.40 gm | ||
Lithium 1.20 % Li 2.58 % Li2O | |||
Calcium 13.86 % Ca 19.39 % CaO | |||
Manganese 19.00 % Mn 24.53 % MnO | |||
Silicon 24.28 % Si 51.94 % SiO2 | |||
Hydrogen 0.17 % H 1.56 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 41.49 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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LiCa2Mn2+2HSi5O15 | ||
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In small vugs within a complex Li-Sn-rich pegmatite | ||
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Approved IMA 1990 | ||
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Foote Quarry, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named as the lithium analogue of marsturite | ||
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Lithiomarsturite + Pronunciation ![]() |
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IMA1988-035 | ||
Lithiomarsturite Image | |||
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Lithiomarsturite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =0.6314:1:0.5615 | ||
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a = 7.652, b = 12.119, c = 6.805, Z = 2; alpha = 85.41°, beta = 94.42°, gamma = 111.51° V = 583.48 Den(Calc)= 3.29 | ||
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Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.01(1), 2.913(0.9), 3.19(0.9), | ||
Physical Properties of Lithiomarsturite |
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{001} Good, {100} Good | ||
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Yellow brown, Light yellow, Pink brown. | ||
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3.32 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
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Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. | ||
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Rhombohedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing rhobohedral crystals. | ||
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6 - Orthoclase | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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light brown | ||
Optical Properties of Lithiomarsturite |
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CI meas= 0.059 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.05 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1997,KPDmeas= 0.1979,KC= 0.2103 Ncalc = 1.69 - 1.7 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.645, b=1.66, g=1.666, bire=0.0210, 2V(Calc)=64, 2V(Meas)=59.9-64. | ||
Calculated Properties of Lithiomarsturite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.23 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Lithiomarsturite =3.29 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
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PELithiomarsturite = 7.46 barns/electron U=PELithiomarsturite x rElectron Density= 24.09 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Lithiomarsturite is Not Radioactive |
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Lithiomarsturite Classification |
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65.04.01.07 (65)Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 | ||
(65.04)with chains P=5 | |||
(65.04.01)Rhodonite group | |||
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09.DK.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) | |||
09.DK -Inosilicates with 5-periodic single chains | |||
Other Lithiomarsturite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p409-414,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p409-414,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Lithiomarsturite : 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 Search for Lithiomarsturite using: Visit our Advertisers for Lithiomarsturite : Ask about Lithiomarsturite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Lithiomarsturite Specimen Label here :
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