Mutinaite Mineral Data

General Mutinaite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192•60(H2O)

Composition:

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

Empirical Formula:

Na₃Ca₄Al₁₁Si₈₅O₁₉₂•60(H₂O)

Environment:

In cavities in the Jurassic Ferrar dolerite. The natural counterpart of ZSM-5.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Mt. Adamson, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Mutina, the ancient Latin name of Modena, Italy, a center of zeolite research.

Name Pronunciation:

Mutinaite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 85446

IMA1996-025

Mutinaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0085:1:0.6728

Cell Dimensions:

a = 20.223, b = 20.052, c = 13.491, Z = 1; V = 5,470.76 Den(Calc)= 2.14

Crystal System:

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

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.85(1), 3.75(0.98), 11.2(0.84),

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Physical Properties of Mutinaite

Cleavage:

{100} Good

Color:

Colorless, Milky white.

Density:

2.14

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates.

Luster:

Vitreous - Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Mutinaite

Gladstone-Dale:

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

Optical Data:

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

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.17 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mutinaite =2.14 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Mutinaite= 1.75 barns/electron
U=PE_Mutinaite x rElectron Density= 3.79 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Mutinaite Classification

Dana Class:

77.01.06.10 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group

(77.01)true zeolites

(77.01.06)Mordenite and related species

77.01.06.01 Mordenite (Ca,Na2,K2)Al2Si10O24•7(H2O) C mc2₁ mm2

77.01.06.02 Epistilbite CaAl2Si6O16•5(H2O) C1 1

77.01.06.03 Maricopaite Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100•32(H2O) Cm2m 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.04 Dachiardite-Ca (Ca,Na2,K2)5Al10Si38O96•25(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.05 Dachiardite-Na (Na2,Ca,K2)4Al4Si20O48•13(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.06 Ferrierite-Mg (Mg,Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36•9(H2O) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.06a Ferrierite-K! (K,Na)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36•9(H2O) Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.06b Ferrierite-Na! (Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36•9(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

77.01.06.07 Boggsite NaCa2(Al5Si19O48)•17(H2O) I mma 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.08 Gottardiite! Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272•93(H2O) C mca 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.09 Terranovaite! (Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160•29(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.10 Mutinaite! Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192•60(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

77.01.06.12 Direnzoite! NaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120)•36H2O Pmmn 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.GF.35 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O

09.GF -Other Rare Zeolites

09.GF.35 Mutinaite! Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192•60(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Mutinaite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin) PHYS. PROP.(Min.Mag.,Vol.61,p733,1997) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin)

See Also:

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

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Mutinaite

Na3Ca4Si85Al11O192•60(H2O)
Dana No: 77.01.06.10 Strunz No: 09.GF.35
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