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Polyphite-VIII Mineral Data |
General Polyphite-VIII Information |
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Na17Ca3Mg(Ti,Mn)4[Si2O7]2(PO4)6O2F6 | |
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Molecular Weight = 1,786.09 gm | |
Sodium 21.88 % Na 29.50 % Na2O | ||
Calcium 6.73 % Ca 9.42 % CaO | ||
Magnesium 1.36 % Mg 2.26 % MgO | ||
Titanium 8.04 % Ti 13.42 % TiO2 | ||
Manganese 3.08 % Mn 4.42 % Mn2O3 | ||
Silicon 6.29 % Si 13.46 % SiO2 | ||
Phosphorus 10.40 % P 23.84 % P2O5 | ||
Oxygen 35.83 % O | ||
Fluorine 6.38 % F 6.38 % F | ||
- % F -2.69 % -O=F2 | ||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | ||
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Na17Ca3MgTi3Mn3+(Si2O7)2(PO4)6O2F6 | |
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In ultra-agpaitic pegmatites in a differentiated alkaline massif. | |
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Approved IMA 1992 | |
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Lovozero alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |
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Named from the Greek for "many" and PHosphorus for the multiple phosphate anions in the formula. | |
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Polyphite-VIII + Pronunciation ![]() |
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IMA1990-025 | |
Polyphite-VIII Crystallography |
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a:b:c =0.7645:1:3.7519 | |
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a = 5.412, b = 7.079, c = 26.56, Z = 1; alpha = 95.21°, beta = 93.51°, gamma = 90.1° V = 1,011.45 Den(Calc)= 2.93 | |
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Triclinic - Pedial H-M Symbol (1) Space Group: P1 | |
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.937(1), 2.702(0.9), 2.659(0.8), | |
Physical Properties of Polyphite-VIII |
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Brown. | |
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3.07 | |
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Transparent to Translucent | |
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5 - Apatite | |
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Vitreous - Resinous | |
Optical Properties of Polyphite-VIII |
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CI meas= 0.05 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.22,KPDmeas= 0.21,KC= 0.221 Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.68 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.6, b=1.658, g=1.676, bire=0.0760, 2V(Calc)=56, 2V(Meas)=56. | |
Calculated Properties of Polyphite-VIII |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.85 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Polyphite-VIII =2.93 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
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PEPolyphite-VIII = 4.09 barns/electron U=PEPolyphite-VIII x rElectron Density= 11.67 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Polyphite-VIII is Not Radioactive |
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Polyphite-VIII Classification |
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56.04.01.02 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O | |
(56.04)with [Si2O7] with phosphate, water | ||
(56.04.01)Lomonosovite group | ||
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09.BE.407. 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | |
09.B - Sorosilicates | ||
09.BE -Si2O7 groups with additional anions; | ||
Other Polyphite-VIII Information |
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PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p1316,1993) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p1316,1993) | |
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Links to other databases for Polyphite-VIII : 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 Search for Polyphite-VIII using: Visit our Advertisers for Polyphite-VIII : Ask about Polyphite-VIII here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Polyphite-VIII Specimen Label here :
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