Norrishite Mineral Data

General Norrishite Information

Chemical Formula:

K(Mn+++2Li)Si4O10(O)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 460.25 gm

Potassium 8.50 % K 10.23 % K₂O

Lithium 1.51 % Li 3.25 % Li₂O

Manganese 23.87 % Mn 34.30 % Mn₂O₃

Silicon 24.41 % Si 52.22 % SiO₂

Oxygen 41.71 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

KMn³⁺₂LiSi₄O₁₂

Environment:

Major to minor component of manganiferous schists, formed through metamorphism of a stratiform manganese deposit. Resembles biotite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1989

Locality:

Hoskins mine, three km west of Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Keith Norrish of the Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia.

Name Pronunciation:

Norrishite + Pronunciation

Norrishite Image

Images:

Norrishite

Comments: Thin section photomicrograph showing norrishite (Nrs) associated with kornite (Krn), sugilite (Sgl), and Mn-rich pectolite (Pct) (AmMin 88:190).
Location: Silicate-rich sample from the Wessels mine, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa. Scale: Picture Size 2.4 mm.
© American Mineralogist

Norrishite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5941:1:1.1275

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.29, b = 8.904, c = 10.04, Z = 2; beta = 98.15° V = 468.13 Den(Calc)= 3.26

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 10.01(1), 3.329(0.8), 3.16(0.7),

Physical Properties of Norrishite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Brownish black, Black.

Density:

3.264

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Habit:

Foliated - Two dimensional platy forms.

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

light brown

Optical Properties of Norrishite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.11 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.109 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2155,KPDmeas= 0.2153,KC= 0.2419
Ncalc = 1.79

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.636, b=1.687, g=1.785, bire=0.1490, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=74-75.

Pleochroism (x):

bright lemon yellow.

Pleochroism (y):

lime green.

Pleochroism (z):

brownish yellow.

Calculated Properties of Norrishite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.17 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Norrishite =3.26 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Norrishite= 7.89 barns/electron
U=PE_Norrishite x r_electron= 25.05 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 119.31 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Norrishite per GRapi unit = 0.84 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Norrishite - barely detectable

Norrishite Classification

Dana Class:

71.02.02b.11 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.02)with 2:1 Layers

(71.02.02b)Mica Group (Biotite subgroup)

71.02.02b.01 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.01a Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

71.02.02b.01b Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.01c Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.02 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.03 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.03a Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.04 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.05 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.05a Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

71.02.02b.06 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.07 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

71.02.02b.08 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.08a Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.08b Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

71.02.02b.09 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.10 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.11 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.12 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.13 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.14 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.15 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.16 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02b.18 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.EC.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

09.EC.20 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.20 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

09.EC.20 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

09.EC.20 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

09.EC.20 Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

09.EC.20 Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m

09.EC.20 Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Norrishite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol.87, p189) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.74,p1360-1367,1989)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Norrishite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Norrishite

K(Mn+++2Li)Si4O10(O)2
Dana No: 71.02.02b.11 Strunz No: 09.EC.20
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