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Taneyamalite Mineral Data |
General Taneyamalite Information |
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(Na,Ca)(Mn++,Mg)12[(Si,Al)6O17]2(O,OH)10 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 1,697.49 gm | ||
Sodium 1.22 % Na 1.64 % Na2O | |||
Calcium 0.24 % Ca 0.33 % CaO | |||
Magnesium 1.58 % Mg 2.61 % MgO | |||
Manganese 18.77 % Mn 24.24 % MnO | |||
Aluminum 1.11 % Al 2.10 % Al2O3 | |||
Iron 15.79 % Fe 12.27 % FeO / 8.94 % Fe2O3 | |||
Silicon 19.03 % Si 40.71 % SiO2 | |||
Hydrogen 0.80 % H 7.11 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 41.47 % O | |||
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100.00 % 99.95 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Na0.9Ca0.1Mn2+5.8Fe2+2.9Fe3+1.9Mg1.1Al0.3Si11.5Al0.4O30.6(OH)13.4 | ||
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In cracks in ferruginous chert, mafic rocks and limestones subjected to blueschist facies metamorphism. | ||
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Approved IMA 1981 | ||
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Taneyama mine, Kumamoto Prefecture and Iwaizama mine, Saitama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for the locality. | ||
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Taneyamalite Image | |||
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Taneyamalite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =1.0384:1:0.9658 | ||
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a = 10.198, b = 9.82, c = 9.485, Z = 1; alpha = 90.5°, beta = 70.53°, gamma = 108.57° V = 848.89 Den(Calc)= 3.32 | ||
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Triclinic - Pedial H-M Symbol (1) Space Group: P1 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.273(1), 9.29(0.8), 4.62(0.5), | ||
Physical Properties of Taneyamalite |
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{010} Perfect, {100} Fair | ||
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Greenish yellow, Grayish yellow. | ||
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3.3 | ||
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Translucent | ||
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Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. | ||
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Flakes - Flat, thin crystals or aggregates. | ||
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5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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light yellow | ||
Optical Properties of Taneyamalite |
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CI meas= 0.056 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.067 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2063,KPDmeas= 0.2088,KC= 0.2212 Ncalc = 1.73 - 1.74 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.646-1.697, b=1.664-1.72, g=1.676-1.732, bire=0.0300-0.0350, 2V(Calc)=70-76, 2V(Meas)=70. | ||
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nearly colorless or pale golden yellow. | ||
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nearly colorless or yellowish brown. | ||
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pale yellow or dark brown. | ||
Calculated Properties of Taneyamalite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.23 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Taneyamalite =3.30 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
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PETaneyamalite = 10.31 barns/electron U=PETaneyamalite x rElectron Density= 33.29 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Taneyamalite is Not Radioactive |
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Taneyamalite Classification |
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69.02.03.02 (69)Inosilicate Chains with Side Branches or Loops | ||
(69.02)with P>2 | |||
(69.02.03)Howieite group | |||
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09.DH.65 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) | |||
09.DH -Inosilicates with 4-periodic single chains, Si4O12 | |||
Other Taneyamalite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) | ||
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Links to other databases for Taneyamalite : 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 Search for Taneyamalite using: Visit our Advertisers for Taneyamalite : Ask about Taneyamalite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Taneyamalite Specimen Label here :
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