Redledgeite Mineral Data

General Redledgeite Information

Chemical Formula:

BaTi6Cr+++2O16•(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 802.60 gm

Barium 17.11 % Ba 19.10 % BaO

Titanium 35.79 % Ti 59.71 % TiO₂

Chromium 12.96 % Cr 18.94 % Cr₂O₃

Hydrogen 0.25 % H 2.24 % H₂O

Oxygen 33.89 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

BaTi₆Cr₂O₁₆•(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1961

Locality:

Red Ledge mine, south of Washington, Nevada Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after it's locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Redledgeite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 62114

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Redledgeite Image

Images:

Redledgeite

Comments: Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington District, Nevada Co., California, USA.
Location: Green, massive redledgeite. Scale: Picture size 4.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Redledgeite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.41152

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.32, c = 5.893, Z = 4; V = 1,208.43 Den(Calc)= 4.41

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m) Space Group: I 4₁/a

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.19(1), 2.22(0.9), 2.46(0.9),

Physical Properties of Redledgeite

Cleavage:

{???} Good

Color:

Yellow green, Black.

Density:

3.72

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

6-7 - Orthoclase-Quartz

Luster:

Adamantine

Streak:

gray white

Optical Properties of Redledgeite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.42 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3217) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.2 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3217) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Redledgeite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.11 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Redledgeite =4.41 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92

Photoelectric:

PE_Redledgeite= 82.73 barns/electron
U=PE_Redledgeite x rElectron Density= 340.00 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Redledgeite is Not Radioactive

Redledgeite Classification

Dana Class:

07.09.05.02 (07)Multiple Oxides

(07.09)Dana Type

(07.09.05)Dana Group

07.09.05.01 Mannardite BaTi6V2O16•(H2O) I 4₁/a 4/m

07.09.05.02 Redledgeite BaTi6Cr2O16•(H2O) I 4₁/a 4/m

Strunz Class:

04.DK.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar

04.DK -With large (ï¿½ medium-sized) cations; tunnel structures

04.DK.05 Akaganeite Fe(O,OH,Cl) I2/m 2/m

04.DK.05 Ankangite Ba(Ti,V,Cr)8O16 I 4/m 4/m

04.DK.05 Coronadite Pb(Mn,Mn)8O16 I2/m 2/m

04.DK.05 Hollandite Ba(Mn,Mn)8O16 I2/m 2/m

04.DK.05 Manjiroite (Na,K)(Mn,Mn)8O16•n(H2O) I 4/m 4/m

04.DK.05 Mannardite BaTi6V2O16•(H2O) I 4₁/a 4/m

04.DK.05 Redledgeite BaTi6Cr2O16•(H2O) I 4₁/a 4/m

04.DK.05 Priderite (K,Ba)(Ti,Fe)8O16 I 4/m 4/m

04.DK.05 Henrymeyerite! BaFeTi7O16 I 4/m 4/m

Other Redledgeite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Redledgeite :
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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Redledgeite

BaTi6Cr+++2O16•(H2O)
Dana No: 07.09.05.02 Strunz No: 04.DK.05
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