Tinzenite Mineral Data

General Tinzenite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Mn,Fe)3Al2BO3Si4O12(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 572.45 gm

Calcium 12.60 % Ca 17.63 % CaO

Manganese 8.64 % Mn 11.15 % MnO

Aluminum 9.43 % Al 17.81 % Al₂O₃

Iron 2.93 % Fe 3.77 % FeO

Silicon 19.62 % Si 41.98 % SiO₂

Boron 1.89 % B 6.08 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 0.18 % H 1.57 % H₂O

Oxygen 44.72 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca_1.8Mn²⁺_0.9Fe²⁺_0.3Al₂(BO₃)Si₄O₁₂(OH)

Environment:

Quartz veins in manganese deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1923

Locality:

Tinzen, Val d'Err, Grisons, Switzerland Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Tinzenite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Axinite

ICSD 85086

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Tinzenite Image

Images:

Tinzenite

Comments: Orange crystalline tinzenite with quartz and black braunite.
Location: Cassagne mine, near Chiavari, Liguria, Italy. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Tinzenite

Comments: Orange bladed aggregate of tinzenite crystals and clear quartz.
Location: Molinello mine, Val Graveglia, Italy. Scale: 5.8x3.6x3.3 cm.
© Richard Dale / Dale Minerals

Images:

Epidote-(Sr) Tinzenite

Comments: B&W image of a radial aggregate of epidote-(Sr) in tinzenite. (Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, v103:400).
Location: Nagakawara and Hohnomori deposits at the Ananai mine, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Scale: See Image.
© Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Tinzenite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9796:1:0.7791

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.988, b = 9.175, c = 7.149, Z = 2; alpha = 102.9°, beta = 98.1°, gamma = 88° V = 568.58 Den(Calc)= 3.34

Crystal System:

Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.812(1), 3.46(0.8), 6.3(0.7),

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Forms: ( 1 1 1) ( 1 1 1) ( 1 0 0) ( 1 1 0) ( 2 0 1) ( 1 1 0)

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Physical Properties of Tinzenite

Cleavage:

{???} Good, {???} Good

Color:

Yellow, Orange red.

Density:

3.29

Diaphaneity:

Translucent to subtranslucent

Habit:

Columnar - Forms columns

Hardness:

6.5-7 - Pyrite-Quartz

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Tinzenite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.019 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.003 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2094,KPDmeas= 0.2126,KC= 0.2087
Ncalc = 1.69 - 1.7

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.693, b=1.701, g=1.704, bire=0.0110, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=62.

Calculated Properties of Tinzenite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tinzenite =3.34 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Tinzenite= 5.65 barns/electron
U=PE_Tinzenite x rElectron Density= 18.60 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Tinzenite Classification

Dana Class:

56.02.02.04 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O

(56.02)with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination

(56.02.02)Axinite group

56.02.02.01 Axinite-(Fe) Ca2FeAl2BO3Si4O12(OH) P1 1

56.02.02.02 Axinite-(Mg) Ca2MgAl2BO3Si4O12(OH) P1 1

56.02.02.03 Axinite-(Mn) Ca2MnAl2BO3Si4O12(OH) P1 1

56.02.02.04 Tinzenite (Ca,Mn,Fe)3Al2BO3Si4O12(OH) P1 1

Strunz Class:

09.BD.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BD -Si2O7 groups with additional anions;

09.BD.20 Axinite-(Fe) Ca2FeAl2BO3Si4O12(OH) P1 1

09.BD.20 Axinite-(Mg) Ca2MgAl2BO3Si4O12(OH) P1 1

09.BD.20 Axinite-(Mn) Ca2MnAl2BO3Si4O12(OH) P1 1

09.BD.20 Tinzenite (Ca,Mn,Fe)3Al2BO3Si4O12(OH) P1 1

Other Tinzenite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Tinzenite :
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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Tinzenite

(Ca,Mn,Fe)3Al2BO3Si4O12(OH)
Dana No: 56.02.02.04 Strunz No: 09.BD.20
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