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Nepheline Mineral Data |
General Nepheline Information |
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(Na,K)AlSiO4 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 146.08 gm | ||
Potassium 6.69 % K 8.06 % K2O | |||
Sodium 11.80 % Na 15.91 % Na2O | |||
Aluminum 18.47 % Al 34.90 % Al2O3 | |||
Silicon 19.23 % Si 41.13 % SiO2 | |||
Oxygen 43.81 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Na0.75K0.25Al(SiO4) | ||
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Silica-poor igneous rocks. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1800 | ||
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Magnet Cove, Magnet Cove, Ouachita Mountains, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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From the Greek nephele, "cloud," because it becomes clouded when put in strong acid. | ||
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Nepheline + Pronunciation ![]() |
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Elaeolite | ||
ICSD 2937 | |||
Nephelite | |||
PDF 9-338 | |||
Nepheline Image | |||
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Nepheline Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.83966 | ||
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a = 10.01, c = 8.405, Z = 8; V = 729.35 Den(Calc)= 2.66 | ||
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Hexagonal - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (6) Space Group: P 63 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.069(1), 4.25(0.75), 4.015(0.7), | ||
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Physical Properties of Nepheline |
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{1010} Poor | ||
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White, Gray, Brown, Brownish gray, Reddish white. | ||
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2.55 - 2.65, Average = 2.59 | ||
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Transparent to translucent to opaque | ||
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Sub Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by semi-curving surfaces. | ||
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Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. | ||
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Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). | ||
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6 - Orthoclase | ||
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Non-fluorescent. | ||
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Vitreous - Greasy | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Nepheline |
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colorless. | ||
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turbid gray. | ||
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CI meas= -0.015 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2023,KPDmeas= 0.2069,KC= 0.2038 Ncalc = 1.52 - 1.54 |
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Uniaxial (-), e=1.528-1.544, w=1.531-1.549, bire=0.0030-0.0050. | ||
Calculated Properties of Nepheline |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.62 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Nepheline =2.66 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0091968132 Boson Index = 0.9908031868 |
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PENepheline = 2.13 barns/electron U=PENepheline x relectron= 5.59 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 95.15 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Nepheline |
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Nepheline Classification |
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76.02.01.02 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework | ||
(76.02)Feldspathoids and related species | |||
(76.02.01)Nepheline group | |||
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09.FA.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O | |||
09.FA -Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions, (Al,B):Si = 1:1 | |||
Other Nepheline Information |
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NAME( Sinkankas66) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Mason68) | ||
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Links to other databases for Nepheline : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 5 - Athena 6 - EUROmin Project 7 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 8 - GeoScienceWorld 9 - Google Images 10 - Google Scholar 11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 12 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 13 - MinDAT 14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 15 - Minerals in Thin Section-University of North Carolina 16 - Minerals in Thin Sections-Humboldt State 17 - Online Mineral Museum 18 - QUT Mineral Atlas 19 - Ruff.Info 20 - UCLA - Petrography Thin-Sections 21 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Nepheline using: Visit our Advertisers for Nepheline : Ask about Nepheline here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Nepheline Specimen Label here :
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