Meniaylovite Mineral Data

General Meniaylovite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 774.61 gm

Calcium 20.70 % Ca 28.96 % CaO

Aluminum 3.48 % Al 6.58 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 3.63 % Si 7.76 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 3.12 % H 27.91 % H₂O

Sulfur 4.14 % S 10.34 % SO₃

Oxygen 33.05 % O

Fluorine 31.88 % F 31.88 % F

- % F -13.43 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₄AlSi(SO₄)F₁₃•12(H₂O)

Environment:

Related to chukhrovite-(Ce)

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA2002-050

Meniaylovite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.722, Z = 10; V = 4,675.89 Den(Calc)= 2.75

Crystal System:

Isometric - Diploidal H-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: F d3

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 9.63(1), 5.91(0.46), 2.178(0.33),3.219(0.32), 2.235(0.28), 5.04(0.27), 4.17(0.19),

Physical Properties of Meniaylovite

Color:

White, Yellowish white.

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Meniaylovite

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.43.

Calculated Properties of Meniaylovite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.78 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Meniaylovite =2.75 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0024464242
Boson Index = 0.9975535758

Photoelectric:

PE_Meniaylovite= 3.24 barns/electron
U=PE_Meniaylovite x rElectron Density= 9.01 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Meniaylovite Classification

Dana Class:

12.01.05.03 (12)Compound Halides

(12.01)with miscellaneous anions

(12.01.05)Chukhrovite Group

12.01.05.01 Chukhrovite-(Y) Ca3(Y,Ce)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3

12.01.05.02 Chukhrovite-(Ce) Ca3(Ce,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3

12.01.05.03 Meniaylovite! Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O) F d3 2/m 3

12.01.05.04 Chukhrovite-(Nd)! Ca3(Nd,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•12(H2O) F d3 2/m 3

Strunz Class:

03.CG.10 03 - HALIDES

03.C - Complex Halides

03.CG -Aluminofluorides with CO3, SO4, PO4

03.CG.10 Chukhrovite-(Ce) Ca3(Ce,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3

03.CG.10 Chukhrovite-(Y) Ca3(Y,Ce)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3

03.CG.10 Meniaylovite! Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O) F d3 2/m 3

03.CG.10 Chukhrovite-(Nd)! Ca3(Nd,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•12(H2O) F d3 2/m 3

Other Meniaylovite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Meniaylovite :
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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Meniaylovite

Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O)
Dana No: 12.01.05.03 Strunz No: 03.CG.10
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