Sidorenkite Mineral Data

General Sidorenkite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na3Mn(PO4)(CO3)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 278.89 gm

Sodium 24.73 % Na 33.34 % Na₂O

Manganese 19.70 % Mn 25.44 % MnO

Phosphorus 11.11 % P 25.45 % P₂O₅

Carbon 4.31 % C 15.78 % CO₂

Oxygen 40.16 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₃Mn²⁺(PO₄)(CO₃)

Environment:

Syenite pegmatite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1979

Locality:

Mt. Alluaiv, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Alexander V. Sidorenko (1917-1982), Russian mineralogist.

Name Pronunciation:

Sidorenkite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 200789

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Sidorenkite Image

Images:

Sidorenkite

Comments: Dark brown sidorenkite masses in syenite rock.
Location: Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Sidorenkite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.3343:1:0.7653

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.979, b = 6.729, c = 5.15, Z = 2; beta = 90.1° V = 311.16 Den(Calc)= 2.98

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.36(1), 1.682(0.2), 8.97(0.2),

Physical Properties of Sidorenkite

Cleavage:

{100} Perfect, {010} Perfect, {001} Indistinct

Color:

Light pink.

Density:

2.9

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Habit:

Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Sidorenkite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1867,KPDmeas= 0.1918,KC= 0.1933
Ncalc = 1.56 - 1.58

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.521, b=1.563, g=1.585, bire=0.0640, 2V(Calc)=70, 2V(Meas)=68.

Calculated Properties of Sidorenkite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.81 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sidorenkite =2.90 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0006665007
Boson Index = 0.9993334993

Photoelectric:

PE_Sidorenkite= 6.00 barns/electron
U=PE_Sidorenkite x rElectron Density= 16.85 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Sidorenkite Classification

Dana Class:

43.02.01.02 (43)Compound Phosphates, etc.

(43.02)(Anhydrous Normal Compound Anions)

(43.02.01)Bradleyite Group

43.02.01.01 Bradleyite Na3Mg(PO4)(CO3) P 2₁/m 2/m

43.02.01.02 Sidorenkite Na3Mn(PO4)(CO3) P 2₁/m 2/m

43.02.01.03 Bonshtedtite Na3Fe(PO4)(CO3) P 2₁/m 2/m

43.02.01.04 Crawfordite Na3Sr(PO4)(CO3) P 2₁ 2

Strunz Class:

05.BF.10 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES)

05.B - Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O

05.BF -With (Cl), SO4, PO4, TeO3

05.BF.10 Bonshtedtite Na3Fe(PO4)(CO3) P 2₁/m 2/m

05.BF.10 Crawfordite Na3Sr(PO4)(CO3) P 2₁ 2

05.BF.10 Bradleyite Na3Mg(PO4)(CO3) P 2₁/m 2/m

05.BF.10 Sidorenkite Na3Mn(PO4)(CO3) P 2₁/m 2/m

Other Sidorenkite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Sidorenkite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Na3Mn(PO4)(CO3)
Dana No: 43.02.01.02 Strunz No: 05.BF.10
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