Zabuyelite Mineral Data

General Zabuyelite Information

Chemical Formula:

Li2CO3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 73.89 gm

Lithium 18.79 % Li 40.44 % Li₂O

Carbon 16.25 % C 59.56 % CO₂

Oxygen 64.96 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Li₂(CO₃)

Environment:

Imbedded in halite in rock salt.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1978

Locality:

Zabuye Salt Lake, Nagri, Tibet, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Zabuyelite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 100324

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Zabuyelite Image

Images:

Zabuyelite

Comments: Spodumene-hosted fluid inclusion containing a) a vapor bubble, b) zabuyelite, and c) spodumene. CanMin v39:1513.
Location: Spodumene from Bernic Lake (Tanco), Manitoba, Canada. Scale: Scale Bar 15 µm.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Zabuyelite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.6833:1:1.2459

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.356, b = 4.964, c = 6.185, Z = 4; beta = 114.6° V = 233.26 Den(Calc)= 2.10

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.811(1), 2.92(0.8), 4.15(0.8),

Physical Properties of Zabuyelite

Cleavage:

{???} Perfect

Color:

Colorless.

Density:

2.09

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Zabuyelite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2492,KPDmeas= 0.2504,KC= 0.2498
Ncalc = 1.52

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.4285, b=1.5672, g=1.5743, bire=0.1458, 2V(Calc)=22, 2V(Meas)=25.

Calculated Properties of Zabuyelite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.05 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Zabuyelite =2.10 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Zabuyelite= 0.33 barns/electron
U=PE_Zabuyelite x rElectron Density= 0.67 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Zabuyelite Classification

Dana Class:

14.01.06.02 (14)Anhydrous Carbonates

(14.01)with Simple Formula A+ CO3

(14.01.06)Natrite Group

14.01.06.01 Natrite Na2CO3 C 2 or Cm Mono

14.01.06.02 Zabuyelite Li2CO3 C 2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

05.AA.05 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES)

05.A - Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O

05.AA -Alkali Carbonates

05.AA.05 Zabuyelite Li2CO3 C 2/c 2/m

Other Zabuyelite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p243,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.75,p243,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Zabuyelite :
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

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Zabuyelite

Li2CO3
Dana No: 14.01.06.02 Strunz No: 05.AA.05
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