Sekaninaite Mineral Data

General Sekaninaite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Fe++,Mg)2Al4Si5O18

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 632.27 gm

Magnesium 1.92 % Mg 3.19 % MgO

Aluminum 17.07 % Al 32.25 % Al₂O₃

Iron 13.25 % Fe 17.04 % FeO

Silicon 22.21 % Si 47.52 % SiO₂

Oxygen 45.55 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺_1.5Mg_0.5Al₄Si₅O₁₈

Environment:

Pegmatitic rocks.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1975

Locality:

Kolni Bory, Czechoslovakia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the Czechoslovakian mineralogist, J. Sekanina (1901-1986).

Name Pronunciation:

Sekaninaite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 100490

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Sekaninaite Image

Images:

Sekaninaite

Comments: Black-green crystalline sekaninaite cleavage with dark purple colored fracture surface.
Location: Rozna, Moravia, Jihomoravsky, Czech Republic. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Sekaninaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.7488:1:0.9461

Cell Dimensions:

a = 17.186, b = 9.827, c = 9.298, Z = 4; V = 1,570.31 Den(Calc)= 2.67

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C ccm

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.376(1), 3.386(1), 8.583(1),

Physical Properties of Sekaninaite

Cleavage:

{100} Good

Color:

Blue, Blue violet, Violet blue, Gray blue.

Density:

2.77

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Hardness:

7.5 - Garnet

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Sekaninaite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.046 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2134,KPDmeas= 0.2057,KC= 0.204
Ncalc = 1.54 - 1.57

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.561, b=1.572, g=1.576, bire=0.0150, 2V(Calc)=60, 2V(Meas)=66.

Calculated Properties of Sekaninaite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.73 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sekaninaite =2.77 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Sekaninaite= 5.32 barns/electron
U=PE_Sekaninaite x rElectron Density= 14.48 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Sekaninaite Classification

Dana Class:

61.02.01.02 (61)Cyclosilicate Six-Membered Rings

(61.02)with Al substituted rings

(61.02.01)Cordierite group

61.02.01.01 Cordierite Mg2Al4Si5O18 C ccm 2/m 2/m 2/m

61.02.01.02 Sekaninaite (Fe,Mg)2Al4Si5O18 C ccm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.CJ.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CJ -[Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings (sechser-Einfachringe),

09.CJ.10 Cordierite Mg2Al4Si5O18 C ccm 2/m 2/m 2/m

09.CJ.10 Sekaninaite (Fe,Mg)2Al4Si5O18 C ccm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Sekaninaite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Sekaninaite :
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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Sekaninaite

(Fe++,Mg)2Al4Si5O18
Dana No: 61.02.01.02 Strunz No: 09.CJ.10
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