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Rastsvetaevite Mineral Data
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General Rastsvetaevite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 6,063.62 gm |
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Potassium 5.16 % K 6.21 % K2O |
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Sodium 10.24 % Na 13.80 % Na2O |
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Calcium 7.93 % Ca 11.10 % CaO |
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Zirconium 9.03 % Zr 12.19 % ZrO2 |
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Iron 2.76 % Fe 3.55 % FeO |
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Silicon 24.09 % Si 51.53 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.05 % H 0.45 % H2O |
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Chlorine 1.17 % Cl 1.17 % Cl |
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Cl -0.26 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 39.58 % O |
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100.00 % 99.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na27K8Ca12Fe2+3Zr6Si52O147.6(OH)1.8(H2O)0.6Cl2 |
| Environment: |
Eudialyte group; structure |
| IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2000 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) |
| Synonym: |
IMA2000-028 |
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Rastsvetaevite Image |
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Rastsvetaevite
Comments: Pinkish rastsvetaevite specimen in 1 cm plastic box.
Location: Mt. Rasvumchorr, Chibiny, Kola, Russia.
Scale: See Fingers.
© Diederik Visser |
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Rastsvetaevite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:4.27882 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 14.249, c = 60.969, Z = 3; V = 10,720.34 Den(Calc)= 2.82 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.987(1), 4.345(0.81), 2.861(0.7),3.249(0.57), 6.48(0.47), 3.565(0.41), 2.695(0.4), |
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Physical Properties of Rastsvetaevite
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| Color: |
Pink. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
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Optical Properties of Rastsvetaevite
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= -0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2124,KC= 0.2065
Ncalc = 1.58 |
| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (+), w=1.598, e=1.6, bire=0.0020. |
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Calculated Properties of Rastsvetaevite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.76 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Rastsvetaevite =2.82 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98 |
| Photoelectric: |
PERastsvetaevite = 15.34 barns/electron
U=PERastsvetaevite x relectron= 42.39 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 72.96 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Rastsvetaevite per GRapi unit = 1.37 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Rastsvetaevite  - barely detectable
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Rastsvetaevite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
64.01.01.10 (64)Cyclosilicates |
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(64.01)Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups with mixed ring types |
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(64.01.01)Eudialyte Group |
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64.01.01.01 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m |
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64.01.01.02 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m |
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64.01.01.03 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.04 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.05 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.06 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3 |
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64.01.01.07 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.08 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.09 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.11 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.12 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.13 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.14 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.15 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.17 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.18 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.19 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.20 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.21 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m |
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64.01.01.22 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3 |
| Strunz Class: |
09.CO.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.C - Cyclosilicates |
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09.CO -[Si9O27]18- 9-membered rings |
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09.CO.10 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m |
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09.CO.10 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m |
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09.CO.10 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3 |
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09.CO.10 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3 |
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09.CO.10 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m |
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09.CO.10 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m |
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Rastsvetaevite
Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2
Dana No: 64.01.01.10 Strunz No: 09.CO.10
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