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Orlovite Mineral Data
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General Orlovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
KLi2TiSi4O11F |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 401.25 gm |
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Potassium 9.74 % K 11.74 % K2O |
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Lithium 1.73 % Li 3.72 % Li2O |
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Titanium 11.93 % Ti 19.91 % TiO2 |
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Silicon 28.00 % Si 59.90 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 43.86 % O |
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Fluorine 4.73 % F 4.73 % F |
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F -1.99 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 98.01 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
KLiTiSi4O11F |
| Environment: |
Mica group |
| IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2009 |
| Locality: |
Darai-Pioz glacier (39o 30' N 70o 40' E), Alai mountain range, Tien-Shan, Tajikistan Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) |
| Synonym: |
IMA2009-006 |
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Orlovite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5733:1:1.1104 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.199, b = 9.068, c = 10.07, beta = 99.35° V = 468.44 |
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - Sphenoidal H-M Symbol (2) Space Group: C 2 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.33(1), 4.48(0.67), 3.87(0.4),9.96(0.4), 2.86(0.35), 2.4(0.31), 2.57(0.3), 2.6(0.28), |
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Optical Properties of Orlovite
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Calculated Properties of Orlovite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEOrlovite = 4.05 barns/electron
U=PEOrlovite x relectron= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 138.03 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Orlovite per GRapi unit = 0.72 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Orlovite  - barely detectable
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Orlovite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
71.00.00.00 (71)Phyllosilicate Minerals |
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(71.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(71.00.00)Mica Group |
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71.00.00.00 Bariumbannisterite* (K,H3O)(Ba,Ca)(Mn,Fe,Mg)21(Si,Al)32O80(O,OH)16•4-12(H2O) Mono |
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71.00.00.00 Ekmanite? (Fe,Mg,Mn,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2•2(H2O) Unk Ortho |
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71.00.00.00 Griffithite* 4(Mg,Fe,Ca)O.(Al,Fe)2O3.5SiO2•7(H2O) Mono |
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71.00.00.00 Orlovite KLi2TiSi4O11F C 2 2 |
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71.00.00.00 Shlykovite KCa[Si4O9(OH)]•3H2O P 21/c 2/m |
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71.00.00.00 Spodiophyllite? (Na,K)4(Mg,Fe)3(Fe,Al)2(Si8O24) Mono |
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71.00.00.00 Voloshinite Rb(LiAl1.5[]0.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F2 C 2/c 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
09.BX.00 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.B - Unclassified Strunz Phyllosilicates |
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09.BX -Mica Group |
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09.BX.00 Spodiophyllite? (Na,K)4(Mg,Fe)3(Fe,Al)2(Si8O24) Mono |
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09.BX.00 Pimelite? Ni3Si4O10(OH)2•4(H2O) Unk. Hex |
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09.BX.00 Zinalsite Zn2AlSi2O5(OH)4•2(H2O)(?) Mono |
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09.BX.00 Voloshinite Rb(LiAl1.5[]0.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F2 C 2/c 2/m |
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09.BX.00 Shlykovite KCa[Si4O9(OH)]•3H2O P 21/c 2/m |
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09.BX.00 Orlovite KLi2TiSi4O11F C 2 2 |
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09.BX.00 IMA2009-011 Ba3Na(Fe,Mn)8Ti4(Si2O7)4O4(OH,F)7 C1 1 |
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Other Orlovite Information
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| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Orlovite :
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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Orlovite
KLi2TiSi4O11F
Dana No: 71.00.00.00 Strunz No: 09.BX.00
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