Tamaite Mineral Data

General Tamaite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,K,Ba,Na)3-4Mn24(Si,Al)40(O,OH)112•21(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 4,822.34 gm

Potassium 0.69 % K 0.83 % K₂O

Barium 1.85 % Ba 2.07 % BaO

Sodium 0.26 % Na 0.35 % Na₂O

Calcium 1.37 % Ca 1.92 % CaO

Manganese 27.34 % Mn 35.30 % MnO

Aluminum 4.03 % Al 7.61 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 19.10 % Si 40.87 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 1.23 % H 10.96 % H₂O

Oxygen 44.13 % O

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100.00 % 99.92 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca_1.65K_0.85Ba_0.65Na_0.55Mn²⁺₂₄Si_32.8Al_7.2O_95.3(OH)_16.7ï¿½21(H₂O)

Environment:

Veinlets in weakly metamorphosed Mn ore deposit. Ca analog of Ganophyllite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Shiromaru mine, Okutama, Tama district, about 60 km from Tokyo, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Synonym:

IMA1999-011

Tamaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6137:1:0.935

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.64, b = 27.11, c = 25.35, Z = 4; beta = 98.74° V = 11,302.86 Den(Calc)= 2.83

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 12.6(1), 2.69(0.9), 2.46(0.75),2.6(0.75), 2.84(0.75), 3.13(0.75), 3.46(0.5),

Physical Properties of Tamaite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Colorless, Pale yellowish brown.

Density:

2.85

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Micaceous - Platy texture with "flexible" plates.

Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Tamaite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2163,KPDmeas= 0.2147,KC= 0.2166
Ncalc = 1.61 - 1.62

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), b=1.612

Calculated Properties of Tamaite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.78 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tamaite =2.83 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Tamaite= 15.58 barns/electron
U=PE_Tamaite x r_electron= 43.28 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 9.77 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Tamaite per GRapi unit = 10.23 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Tamaite - barely detectable

Tamaite Classification

Dana Class:

74.01.02.03 (74)Phyllosilicate Modulated Layers

(74.01)with joined islands

(74.01.02)Ganophyllite group

74.01.02.01 Ganophyllite (K,Na)2(Mn,Al,Mg)8(Si,Al)12O29(OH)7•8-9(H2O) A2/a 2/m

74.01.02.02 Eggletonite Na2Mn8[Si11AlO29](OH)7•11(H2O) Ia or I2/a Mono

74.01.02.03 Tamaite! (Ca,K,Ba,Na)3-4Mn24(Si,Al)40(O,OH)112•21(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.EG.30 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EG -Double nets with 6-membered and larger rings

09.EG.30 Eggletonite Na2Mn8[Si11AlO29](OH)7•11(H2O) Ia or I2/a Mono

09.EG.30 Ganophyllite (K,Na)2(Mn,Al,Mg)8(Si,Al)12O29(OH)7•8-9(H2O) A2/a 2/m

09.EG.30 Tamaite! (Ca,K,Ba,Na)3-4Mn24(Si,Al)40(O,OH)112•21(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Tamaite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, vol 86, p769) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, vol 86, p769) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, vol 86, p769)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Tamaite :
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

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Tamaite

(Ca,K,Ba,Na)3-4Mn24(Si,Al)40(O,OH)112•21(H2O)
Dana No: 74.01.02.03 Strunz No: 09.EG.30
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