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General Lintisite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Na3LiTi2Si4O14•2(H2O)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 544.03 gm

Sodium 12.68 % Na 17.09 % Na2O

Lithium 1.28 % Li 2.75 % Li2O

Titanium 17.60 % Ti 29.37 % TiO2

Silicon 20.65 % Si 44.18 % SiO2

Hydrogen 0.74 % H 6.62 % H2O

Oxygen 47.05 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Na3LiTi2Si4O14•2(H2O)

Help on Environment: Environment:

Coating and replacing lorenzenite in ultra-agpaitic syenite pegmatites in a differentiated alkalic massif.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1990

Help on Locality: Locality:

On Mt. Alluaiv, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the LIthium, sodium (Natrium), TItanium, and SIlicon in the composition.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Lintisite + Pronunciation Say LINTISITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 33739

IMA1989-025

PDF 45-1336

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Lintisite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =3.3236:1:0.6068

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 28.583, b = 8.6, c = 5.219, Z = 4; beta = 91.03° V = 1,282.69 Den(Calc)= 2.82

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

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

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.996(1), 14.29(1),

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| | Merlino S , Pasero M , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 193 (1990) p.137-148, The crystal structure of lintisite, Na3LiTi2[Si2O6]2O2*2H2O, a new, titanosilicate from Lovozero (USSR), Locality: Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Lintisite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{100} Perfect

Help on Color: Color:

Colorless, Light yellow.

Help on Density: Density:

2.77

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Lintisite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2616,KPDmeas= 0.2663,KC= 0.2707
Ncalc = 1.75 - 1.76

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.672, b=1.739, g=1.802, bire=0.1300, 2V(Calc)=84, 2V(Meas)=85.

Calculated Properties of Lintisite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.73 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Lintisite =2.77 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PELintisite = 3.88 barns/electron
U=PELintisite x rElectron Density= 10.58 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Lintisite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

65.01.06.03 (65)Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1

(65.01)with chains P=2

(65.01.06)Lorenzenite group

65.01.06.01 Lorenzenite Na2Ti2Si2O9 P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.01.06.02 Kukisvumite Na6ZnTi4Si8O28•4(H2O) Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.01.06.03 Lintisite Na3LiTi2Si4O14•2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

65.01.06.04 Manganokukisvumite! Na6MnTi4Si8O28•4(H2O) Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m

65.01.06.05 Punkaruaivite! Li{Ti2(OH)2[Si4O11(OH)]}•H2O C 2/c 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.DB.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)

09.DB -Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; Pyroxene-related minerals

09.DB.15 Lintisite Na3LiTi2Si4O14•2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Other Lintisite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,19)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Lintisite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Lintisite

Na3LiTi2Si4O14•2(H2O)
Dana No: 65.01.06.03 Strunz No: 09.DB.15
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