Traskite Mineral Data

General Traskite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ba,Ca)9(Fe++,Mn)2Ti2(SiO3)12(OH,Cl,F)6•6(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,552.58 gm

Barium 45.73 % Ba 51.06 % BaO

Strontium 0.34 % Sr 0.41 % SrO

Calcium 0.63 % Ca 0.88 % CaO

Magnesium 0.19 % Mg 0.32 % MgO

Titanium 3.38 % Ti 5.63 % TiO₂

Manganese 1.08 % Mn 1.39 % MnO

Aluminum 0.21 % Al 0.40 % Al₂O₃

Iron 3.28 % Fe 4.22 % FeO

Silicon 12.98 % Si 27.78 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.57 % H 5.08 % H₂O

Chlorine 3.47 % Cl 3.47 % Cl

- % Cl -0.78 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 27.77 % O

Fluorine 0.37 % F 0.37 % F

- % F -0.16 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.06 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ba_8.5Ca_0.4Sr_0.1Fe²⁺_1.5Mn²⁺_0.5Mg_0.2Ti_1.8Si_11.8Al_0.2O_29.9(OH)_14.4Cl_2.5F_0.5

Environment:

Sanbornite-bearing metamorphic rocks along a granodiorite contact.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1965

Locality:

Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit, 5 miles NE of Trimmer, Fresno Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for John Boardman Trask (1824-1879), first state geologist of California.

Name Pronunciation:

Traskite

Synonym:

ICSD 34076

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Traskite Image

Images:

Traskite Sanbornite

Comments: Orange translucent crystalline traskite in white sanbornite.
Location: Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Traskite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.68576

Cell Dimensions:

a = 17.98, c = 12.33, Z = 3; V = 3,452.02 Den(Calc)= 3.68

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6 m2) Space Group: P 6m2

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.96(1), 15.4(0.5), 3.51(0.4),

Physical Properties of Traskite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Brownish red.

Density:

3.71

Fracture:

Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).

Habit:

Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

light reddish brown

Optical Properties of Traskite

Dichroism (e):

colorless or pale yellow.

Dichroism (w):

brownish red or brownish red.

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.014 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1924,KPDmeas= 0.1908,KC= 0.1883
Ncalc = 1.69 - 1.7

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.702, w=1.714, bire=0.0120.

Calculated Properties of Traskite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.39 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Traskite =3.71 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91

Photoelectric:

PE_Traskite= 204.04 barns/electron
U=PE_Traskite x rElectron Density= 690.92 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Traskite Classification

Dana Class:

64.05.01.01 (64)Cyclosilicates

(64.05)12-membered rings with [Si2O7] dimers

(64.05.01)Dana Group

64.05.01.01 Traskite (Ba,Ca)9(Fe,Mn)2Ti2(SiO3)12(OH,Cl,F)6•6(H2O) P 6m2 6 m2

Strunz Class:

09.CP.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CP -12-membered and larger rings

09.CP.05 Traskite (Ba,Ca)9(Fe,Mn)2Ti2(SiO3)12(OH,Cl,F)6•6(H2O) P 6m2 6 m2

Other Traskite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

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

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Traskite

(Ba,Ca)9(Fe++,Mn)2Ti2(SiO3)12(OH,Cl,F)6•6(H2O)
Dana No: 64.05.01.01 Strunz No: 09.CP.05
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