Melilite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Melilite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe++)(Si,Al)2O7

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 268.29 gm

Sodium 4.28 % Na 5.78 % Na2O

Calcium 22.41 % Ca 31.35 % CaO

Magnesium 2.72 % Mg 4.51 % MgO

Aluminum 11.06 % Al 20.90 % Al2O3

Iron 2.08 % Fe 2.68 % FeO

Silicon 15.70 % Si 33.59 % SiO2

Oxygen 41.74 % O

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100.00 % 98.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Ca1.5Na0.5Al1.1Mg0.3Fe2+0.1Si1.5O7

Help on Environment: Environment:

Igneous rocks poor in silica and alkalis.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1796

Help on Locality: Locality:

Capo di Bove, near Rome, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

From the Greek, meli - "honey" and lithos - "stone."

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Melilite Say MELILITE

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Click Here for Larger Melilite Image Melilite Monticellite Comments: Thin-section image of monticellite interstitial between unaltered melilite crystals (CanMin v. 41. p 1259). Location: Skarns along the contact of a diorite intrusion at Oravit¸a, Banat, in Romania.Scale: Field of View 2.7 mm. © Canadian Mineralogist

Melilite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.66092

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.715, c = 5.099, Z = 2; V = 303.50 Den(Calc)= 2.94

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Tetragonal - ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (4 2m) Space Group: P 421m

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.8577(1), 1.7619(0.27), 3.0791(0.24),

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| | Smith J V , American Mineralogist , 38 (1953) p.643-661, Reexamination of the crystal structure of melilite View Additional jPOWD Structure files for Melilite [1] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Melilite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{001} Distinct, {100} Indistinct

Help on Color: Color:

White, Yellowish white, Brown, Gray, Greenish gray.

Help on Density: Density:

2.9 - 3, Average = 2.95

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Massive - Lamellar - Distinctly foliated fine-grained forms.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade

Help on Luminescence: Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Melilite

Help on Dichroism (e): Dichroism (e):

colorless or light yellow.

Help on Dichroism (w): Dichroism (w):

colorless or dark yellow.

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.074 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.078 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2198,KPDmeas= 0.2191,KC= 0.204
Ncalc = 1.59 - 1.61

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.626-1.658, w=1.632-1.669, bire=0.0060-0.0110.

Calculated Properties of Melilite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.92 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Melilite =2.95 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMelilite = 4.43 barns/electron
U=PEMelilite x rElectron Density= 12.95 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Melilite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

55.04.01.03 (55)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups, Generally with No Additional Anions

(55.04)with cations in [8] and lower coordination

(55.04.01)Melilite group

55.04.01.01 Akermanite Ca2MgSi2O7 P 421m 4 2m

55.04.01.02 Gehlenite Ca2Al(AlSi)O7 P 421m 4 2m

55.04.01.03 Melilite (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)2O7 P 421m 4 2m

55.04.01.04 Okayamalite! Ca2B2SiO7 P 421m 4 2m

55.04.01.05 Alumoakermanite! (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si2O7) P 421m 4 2m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.BB.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BB -Si2O7 groups, without non-tetrahedral anions;

09.BB.10 Akermanite Ca2MgSi2O7 P 421m 4 2m

09.BB.10 Cebollite Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 Unk Ortho

09.BB.10 Gugiaite Ca2BeSi2O7 P 421m 4 2m

09.BB.10 Gehlenite Ca2Al(AlSi)O7 P 421m 4 2m

09.BB.10 Jeffreyite (Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)Si2(O,OH)7 C 2221 2 2 2

09.BB.10 Hardystonite Ca2ZnSi2O7 P 421m 4 2m

09.BB.10 Melilite (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)2O7 P 421m 4 2m

09.BB.10 Okayamalite! Ca2B2SiO7 P 421m 4 2m

Other Melilite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Heinrich65)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Melilite :
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 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data
14 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Melilite

(Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe++)(Si,Al)2O7
Dana No: 55.04.01.03 Strunz No: 09.BB.10
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