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Nalivkinite Mineral Data
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General Nalivkinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Li2NaFe++7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,309.53 gm |
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Cesium 0.91 % Cs 0.97 % Cs2O |
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Potassium 2.24 % K 2.70 % K2O |
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Sodium 1.40 % Na 1.89 % Na2O |
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Lithium 0.60 % Li 1.30 % Li2O |
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Calcium 0.89 % Ca 1.24 % CaO |
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Magnesium 0.07 % Mg 0.12 % MgO |
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Zirconium 1.11 % Zr 1.51 % ZrO2 |
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Tantalum 0.55 % Ta 0.67 % Ta2O5 |
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Titanium 5.70 % Ti 9.52 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 3.78 % Mn 4.88 % MnO |
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Niobium 1.70 % Nb 2.44 % Nb2O5 |
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Aluminum 0.31 % Al 0.58 % Al2O3 |
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Zinc 0.20 % Zn 0.25 % ZnO |
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Iron 24.05 % Fe 30.94 % FeO |
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Silicon 16.92 % Si 36.20 % SiO2 |
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Tin 0.82 % Sn 0.93 % SnO |
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Hydrogen 0.31 % H 2.75 % H2O |
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Lead 0.32 % Pb 0.34 % PbO |
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Oxygen 36.65 % O |
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Fluorine 1.45 % F 1.45 % F |
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F -0.61 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.07 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Li1.14K0.75Cs0.09Na0.02Na0.78Ca0.22Fe2+5.64Mn2+0.9Sn0.09Ca0.07Mg0.04Zn0.04Pb0.02
Ti1.56Nb0.24Zr0.16Ta0.04Si7.89Al0.15F |
| Environment: |
Occurs in a coarse-grained quartzofeldspathic rock. Astrophyllite group. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Dar-i-Pioz glacier, Alai mountain range, northern Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Name origin not given in paper. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2006-038 |
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Nalivkinite Image |
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Nalivkinite
Comments: Aggregate of metallic, bronze nalivkinite flake-like plates in alkaline granitic pegmatite. Associated minerals are quartz, feldspars and aegirine.
Location: .
Scale: Picture Size 3x2.5 cm.
© Pavel M. Kartashov |
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Nalivkinite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.4505:1:0.9766 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.3745, b = 11.9299, c = 11.6509, Z = 1; alpha = 113.325°, beta = 94.524°, gamma = 103.08° V = 666.09 Den(Calc)= 3.26 |
| Crystal System: |
Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.5(1), 10.56(1), 2.78(0.8),2.578(0.7), 2.648(0.45), 2.106(0.35), 1.76(0.3), 2.295(0.3), |
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Physical Properties of Nalivkinite
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| Color: |
Bronze brown. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
| Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
| Luster: |
Vitreous - Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Nalivkinite
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 1.73 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2215) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of Nalivkinite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.20 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Nalivkinite =3.31 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98 |
| Photoelectric: |
PENalivkinite = 31.09 barns/electron
U=PENalivkinite x relectron= 99.51 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 31.22 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Nalivkinite per GRapi unit = 3.20 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Nalivkinite  - barely detectable
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Nalivkinite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
69.01.01.09 (69)Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops |
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(69.01)with (P=2, and N=4, 2 branches) |
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(69.01.01)Astrophyllite group |
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69.01.01.01 Astrophyllite K2Na(Fe,Mn)7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4 P1 1 |
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69.01.01.02 Kupletskite K2Na(Mn,Fe)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F C 2/c 2/m |
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69.01.01.03 Kupletskite-(Cs) (Cs,K)2Na(Mn,Fe,Li)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1 |
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69.01.01.04 Niobophyllite K2Na(Fe,Mn)7(Nb,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(F,O) P1,P 1 Tri |
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69.01.01.05 Zircophyllite K2(Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe)7(Zr,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1 |
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69.01.01.06 Hydroastrophyllite (H3O,K)2Ca(Fe,Mn)5-6Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1 |
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69.01.01.07 Magnesioastrophyllite K2Na[Na(Fe,Fe,Mn)Mg2]Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F A2/m 2/m |
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69.01.01.08 Niobokupletskite! K2Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)7(Nb,Zr,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(O,F) P1 1 |
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69.01.01.09 Nalivkinite! Li2NaFe7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F P1 1 |
| Strunz Class: |
09.DC.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DC -Inosilicates with branched 2-periodic single chains Si2O6 + 2SiO3 � Si4O12 |
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09.DC.05 Astrophyllite K2Na(Fe,Mn)7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4 P1 1 |
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09.DC.05 Kupletskite-(Cs) (Cs,K)2Na(Mn,Fe,Li)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1 |
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09.DC.05 Kupletskite K2Na(Mn,Fe)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F C 2/c 2/m |
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09.DC.05 Magnesioastrophyllite K2Na[Na(Fe,Fe,Mn)Mg2]Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F A2/m 2/m |
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09.DC.05 Hydroastrophyllite (H3O,K)2Ca(Fe,Mn)5-6Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1 |
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09.DC.05 Niobophyllite K2Na(Fe,Mn)7(Nb,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(F,O) P1,P 1 Tri |
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09.DC.05 Nalivkinite! Li2NaFe7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F P1 1 |
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09.DC.05 Zircophyllite K2(Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe)7(Zr,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F P1 1 |
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09.DC.05 Niobokupletskite! K2Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)7(Nb,Zr,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(O,F) P1 1 |
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Other Nalivkinite Information
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| References: |
NAME( CanMin, v46:651) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, v46:651) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Nalivkinite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
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5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info
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Nalivkinite
Li2NaFe++7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F
Dana No: 69.01.01.09 Strunz No: 09.DC.05
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