Eastonite Mineral Data (original) (raw)
General Eastonite Information
KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2
Molecular Weight = 418.83 gm
Potassium 9.34 % K 11.25 % K2O
Magnesium 11.61 % Mg 19.25 % MgO
Aluminum 19.33 % Al 36.52 % Al2O3
Silicon 13.41 % Si 28.69 % SiO2
Hydrogen 0.48 % H 4.30 % H2O
Oxygen 45.84 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
KMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2
Forms a series with siderophyllite and other biotite group micas.
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Named for the locality.
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Eastonite Crystallography
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m)
Optical Properties of Eastonite
Calculated Properties of Eastonite
Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
PEEastonite = 2.27 barns/electron
U=PEEastonite x relectron= . barns/cc.
GRapi = 133.80 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Eastonite per GRapi unit = 0.75 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Eastonite - barely detectable
Eastonite Classification
71.02.02b.05a (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
(71.02)with 2:1 Layers
(71.02.02b)Mica Group (Biotite subgroup)
71.02.02b.01 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.01a Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m
71.02.02b.01b Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.01c Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.02 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.03 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.03a Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.04 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.05 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.05a Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m
71.02.02b.06 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.07 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono
71.02.02b.08 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.08a Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.08b Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono
71.02.02b.09 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.10 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.11 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.12 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.13 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.14 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.15 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
71.02.02b.16 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m
71.02.02b.18 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m
09.EC.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
09.E - Phyllosilicates
09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets
09.EC.20 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m
09.EC.20 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono
09.EC.20 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m
09.EC.20 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m
09.EC.20 Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono
09.EC.20 Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.20 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m
09.EC.20 Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m
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Eastonite
KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2
Dana No: 71.02.02b.05a Strunz No: 09.EC.20
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