Chayesite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Chayesite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

K(Mg,Fe++)4Fe+++(Si12O30)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,040.72 gm

Potassium 3.76 % K 4.53 % K2O

Magnesium 7.01 % Mg 11.62 % MgO

Iron 10.73 % Fe 6.90 % FeO / 7.67 % Fe2O3

Silicon 32.38 % Si 69.28 % SiO2

Oxygen 46.12 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

KMg3Fe2+Fe3+Si12O30

Help on Environment: Environment:

A late-crystallizing mineral, nonuniformly distributed in the groundmass of lamproites.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1989

Help on Locality: Locality:

From Moon Canyon, east of Francis, Summit Co., Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for Felix Chayes (1916-1993) of the Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute, Washington, D.C., USA.

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 23369

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Chayesite Image

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Click Here for Larger Chayesite Image Chayesite Comments: Crystalline aggregate of rusty red, thin tabular hexagonal plates of chayesite stacked along the c-axis on matrix. Location: Pauliberg Mt., Kobersdorf, Oberpullendorf, Burgenland, Austria.Scale: Crystal size 0.5 mm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

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Chayesite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.41711

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.153, c = 14.388, Z = 2; V = 1,284.46 Den(Calc)= 2.69

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6/mcc

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 3.24(1), 3.75(1), 5.08(1),

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| | Alietti E , Brigatti M F , Capedri S , Poppi L , Mineralogical Magazine , 58 (1994) p.655-662, The roedderite-chayesite series from Spanish lamproites:, crystal chemical characterization, Locality: Cancarix, Albacete province, Spain View Additional jPOWD Structure files for Chayesite [1] [2] [3] | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Chayesite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

Dark blue.

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Chayesite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= -0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2143,KC= 0.2133
Ncalc = 1.57

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.575, e=1.578, bire=0.0030.

Calculated Properties of Chayesite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.66 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Chayesite =2.69 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEChayesite = 4.94 barns/electron
U=PEChayesite x relectron= 13.14 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 53.63 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Chayesite per GRapi unit = 1.86 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Chayesite - barely detectable

Chayesite Classification

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63.02.01a.02 (63)Cyclosilicate Condensed Rings

(63.02)6-membered rings

(63.02.01a)Milarite - Osumilite group (Milarite - Osumilite subgroup)

63.02.01a.01 Brannockite KSn2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.02 Chayesite K(Mg,Fe)4Fe(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.03 Darapiosite KNa2Zr[Li(Mn,Zr)2Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.04 Eifelite KNa3Mg4Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.05 Merrihueite (K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.06 Osumilite-(Fe) (K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.07 Osumilite-(Mg) (K,Na)(Mg,Fe)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.08 Poudretteite KNa2B3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.09 Sugilite KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.10 Yagiite (Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.11 Dusmatovite K(K,Na,[])(Mn,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.12 Milarite K2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60•(H2O) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.13 Sogdianite (K,Na)2(Li,Fe,Al)3ZrSi12O30 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.14 Roedderite (Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.15 Berezanskite! KLi3Ti2Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.16 Shibkovite! K(Ca,Mn,Na)2(K2-x,[]x)2ZnSi12O30(x~0.8) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.17 Trattnerite! (Fe,Mg)2(Mg,Fe)3(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.18 Almarudite! K([],Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.19 Oftedalite! (Sc,Ca)2KBe3Si12O30 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.20 Klochite ([]1Na1)KFe2Zn3[Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

63.02.01a.21 Friedrichbeckeite! K([],Na)Mg2(Be2Mg)Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.CM.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CM -[Si6O18]12- 6-membered double rings (sechser-Doppelringe)

09.CM.05 Brannockite KSn2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Armenite BaCa2Al6Si9O30•2(H2O) Pnc2 mm2

09.CM.05 Berezanskite! KLi3Ti2Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Dusmatovite K(K,Na,[])(Mn,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Chayesite K(Mg,Fe)4Fe(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Shibkovite! K(Ca,Mn,Na)2(K2-x,[]x)2ZnSi12O30(x~0.8) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Eifelite KNa3Mg4Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Darapiosite KNa2Zr[Li(Mn,Zr)2Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Merrihueite (K,Na)2(Fe,Mg)5Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Roedderite (Na,K)2(Mg,Fe)5Si12O30 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Milarite K2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60•(H2O) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Osumilite-(Fe) (K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Osumilite-(Mg) (K,Na)(Mg,Fe)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Poudretteite KNa2B3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Sugilite KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30 P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Sogdianite (K,Na)2(Li,Fe,Al)3ZrSi12O30 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Oftedalite! (Sc,Ca)2KBe3Si12O30 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Yagiite (Na,K)3Mg4(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)24O60 P 6/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Trattnerite! (Fe,Mg)2(Mg,Fe)3(Si12O30) P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

09.CM.05 Almarudite! K([],Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30] P 6/mcc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Other Chayesite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.74,p1368-1373,1989) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.74,p1368-1373,1989)

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Links to other databases for Chayesite :
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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Chayesite

K(Mg,Fe++)4Fe+++(Si12O30)
Dana No: 63.02.01a.02 Strunz No: 09.CM.05
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