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Zorite Mineral Data |
General Zorite Information |
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Na6Ti5[Si12O34](O,OH)5•11(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 1,538.53 gm | ||
Sodium 8.97 % Na 12.09 % Na2O | |||
Titanium 15.56 % Ti 25.96 % TiO2 | |||
Silicon 21.91 % Si 46.86 % SiO2 | |||
Hydrogen 1.57 % H 14.05 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 52.00 % O | |||
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100.00 % 98.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Na6Ti5Si12O37(OH)2•11(H2O) | ||
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Fractures and cavities in alkalic pegmatite. | ||
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Approved IMA 1973 | ||
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Jubilee pegmatite, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named from the Russian for "rosy tint of the dawn sky." | ||
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ICSD 200920 | ||
PDF 25-1298 | |||
Zorite Image | |||
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Zorite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =3.2109:1:0.9609 | ||
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a = 23.241, b = 7.238, c = 6.955, Z = 1; V = 1,169.96 Den(Calc)= 2.18 | ||
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Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: C mmm | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 6.9(1), 3.38(0.8), 11.6(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Zorite |
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{010} Perfect, {001} Perfect, {110} Good | ||
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Pink. | ||
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2.36 | ||
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3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Zorite |
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Biaxial (?) | ||
NCalc= 1.59 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2702) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 1.64 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2702) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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rose. | ||
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colorless. | ||
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bluish. | ||
Calculated Properties of Zorite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.18 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Zorite =2.18 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.03 Boson Index = 0.97 |
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PEZorite = 3.52 barns/electron U=PEZorite x rElectron Density= 7.66 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Zorite is Not Radioactive |
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Zorite Classification |
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66.03.01.02 (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 | ||
(66.03)with chains P>2 | |||
(66.03.01)P=3 | |||
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09.DG.45 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) | |||
09.DG -Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains | |||
Other Zorite Information |
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NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
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Links to other databases for Zorite : 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 Search for Zorite using: Visit our Advertisers for Zorite : Ask about Zorite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Zorite Specimen Label here :
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