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Mutinaite Mineral Data |
General Mutinaite Information |
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Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192•60(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 7,066.15 gm | ||
Sodium 0.98 % Na 1.32 % Na2O | |||
Calcium 2.27 % Ca 3.17 % CaO | |||
Aluminum 4.20 % Al 7.94 % Al2O3 | |||
Silicon 33.78 % Si 72.28 % SiO2 | |||
Hydrogen 1.71 % H 15.30 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 57.06 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Na3Ca4Al11Si85O192•60(H2O) | ||
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In cavities in the Jurassic Ferrar dolerite. The natural counterpart of ZSM-5. | ||
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Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) | ||
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Mt. Adamson, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named after Mutina, the ancient Latin name of Modena, Italy, a center of zeolite research. | ||
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ICSD 85446 | ||
IMA1996-025 | |||
Mutinaite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =1.0085:1:0.6728 | ||
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a = 20.223, b = 20.052, c = 13.491, Z = 1; V = 5,470.76 Den(Calc)= 2.14 | ||
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Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.85(1), 3.75(0.98), 11.2(0.84), | ||
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Physical Properties of Mutinaite |
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{100} Good | ||
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Colorless, Milky white. | ||
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2.14 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. | ||
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Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates. | ||
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Vitreous - Silky | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Mutinaite |
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CI meas= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2274,KPDmeas= 0.2274,KC= 0.2279 Ncalc = 1.49 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.485, b=1.487, g=1.488, bire=0.0030, 2V(Calc)=70, 2V(Meas)=70. Dispersion 2V could not be measured. | ||
Calculated Properties of Mutinaite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.17 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Mutinaite =2.14 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
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PEMutinaite = 1.75 barns/electron U=PEMutinaite x rElectron Density= 3.79 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Mutinaite is Not Radioactive |
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Mutinaite Classification |
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77.01.06.10 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group | ||
(77.01)true zeolites | |||
(77.01.06)Mordenite and related species | |||
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09.GF.35 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O | |||
09.GF -Other Rare Zeolites | |||
Other Mutinaite Information |
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NAME( AmMin) PHYS. PROP.(Min.Mag.,Vol.61,p733,1997) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin) | ||
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Links to other databases for Mutinaite : 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 Search for Mutinaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Mutinaite : Ask about Mutinaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mutinaite Specimen Label here :
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