![]() |
Tugtupite Mineral Data |
General Tugtupite Information |
|||
![]() |
Na4AlBeSi4O12Cl | ||
![]() |
Molecular Weight = 467.74 gm | ||
Sodium 19.66 % Na 26.50 % Na2O | |||
Beryllium 1.93 % Be 5.35 % BeO | |||
Aluminum 5.77 % Al 10.90 % Al2O3 | |||
Silicon 24.02 % Si 51.38 % SiO2 | |||
Chlorine 7.58 % Cl 7.58 % Cl | |||
- % Cl -1.71 % -O=Cl2 | |||
Oxygen 41.05 % O | |||
______ ______ | |||
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
![]() |
Na4AlBe(Si4O12)Cl | ||
![]() |
Alkali-rich, silica-poor intrusive igneous rocks. | ||
![]() |
Approved IMA 1962 | ||
![]() |
Tugtup agatakorfia, Tunugdliarfik, Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
![]() |
Named after its locality | ||
![]() |
Tugtupite + Pronunciation ![]() |
||
![]() |
ICSD 69958 | ||
PDF 38-472 | |||
Tugtupite Image | |||
![]() |
|
||
Tugtupite Crystallography |
|||
![]() |
a:c = 1:1.02726 | ||
![]() |
a = 8.583, c = 8.817, Z = 2; V = 649.53 Den(Calc)= 2.39 | ||
![]() |
Tetragonal - Disphenoidal H-M Symbol (4) Space Group: I 4 | ||
![]() |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.52(1), 6.13(0.8), 3.57(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Tugtupite |
|||
![]() |
{111} Imperfect | ||
![]() |
White, Pink, Crimson, Blue, Green. | ||
![]() |
2.36 | ||
![]() |
Transparent to Translucent | ||
![]() |
Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | ||
![]() |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
![]() |
4 - Fluorite | ||
![]() |
Fluorescent and tenebrescent, Short UV=dark crimson, Long UV=deep rich orange light crimson. | ||
![]() |
Vitreous - Greasy | ||
![]() |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Tugtupite |
|||
![]() |
colorless. | ||
![]() |
colorless. | ||
![]() |
CI meas= 0.024 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.036 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2088,KPDmeas= 0.2114,KC= 0.2166 Ncalc = 1.51 - 1.52 |
||
![]() |
Uniaxial (+), w=1.496, e=1.502, bire=0.0060. | ||
Calculated Properties of Tugtupite |
|||
![]() |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.32 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Tugtupite =2.36 gm/cc. |
||
![]() |
Fermion Index = 0.03 Boson Index = 0.97 |
||
![]() |
PETugtupite = 1.91 barns/electron U=PETugtupite x rElectron Density= 4.43 barns/cc. |
||
![]() |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Tugtupite is Not Radioactive |
||
Tugtupite Classification |
|||
![]() |
76.02.03.07 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework | ||
(76.02)Feldspathoids and related species | |||
(76.02.03)Sodalite group | |||
![]() |
09.FB.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O | |||
09.FB -Tektosilicates with additional anions | |||
Other Tugtupite Information |
|||
![]() |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
![]() |
Links to other databases for Tugtupite : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Athena 5 - CalTech Mineral Spectroscopy 6 - EUROmin Project 7 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 8 - GeoScienceWorld 9 - Google Images 10 - Google Scholar 11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 12 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 13 - MinDAT 14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 15 - Online Mineral Museum 16 - QUT Mineral Atlas 17 - Ruff.Info 18 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Tugtupite using: Visit our Advertisers for Tugtupite : Ask about Tugtupite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tugtupite Specimen Label here :
|
||
Dakota Matrix
Excalibur Minerals
Exceptional Minerals
Hudson Insitute
John Betts Fine Minerals
Mc Dougall Minerals
Mineral News
Rock and Mineral Shows
Weinrich Minerals, Inc.