Moskvinite-(Y) Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Moskvinite-(Y) Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Na2K(Y,REE) [Si6O15]

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 598.41 gm

Potassium 6.21 % K 7.48 % K2O

Sodium 7.91 % Na 10.67 % Na2O

Samarium 0.50 % Sm 0.58 % Sm2O3

Gadolinium 1.05 % Gd 1.21 % Gd2O3

Dysprosium 2.44 % Dy 2.80 % Dy2O3

Yttrium 11.44 % Y 14.53 % Y2O3

Holmium 0.55 % Ho 0.63 % Ho2O3

Erbium 1.12 % Er 1.28 % Er2O3

Terbium 0.27 % Tb 0.31 % Tb2O3

Silicon 28.16 % Si 60.24 % SiO2

Neodymium 0.24 % Nd 0.28 % Nd2O3

Oxygen 40.11 % O

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100.00 % 100.01 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Na2.06K0.95Y0.77Dy0.09Gd0.04Er0.04Ho0.02Sm0.02Nd0.01Tb0.01Si6O15

Help on Environment: Environment:

Coarse-grained reedmergnerite pegmatite boulder in the moraine. K and REE analogue of Na3 Y [Si6O15] - 3 membered double ring.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)

Help on Locality: Locality:

Moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier, Alai mountain ridge, Tien-Shan Mountains, northern Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for A.V. Moskvin (1897-1974), Russian geologist.

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA2002-031

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Moskvinite-(Y) Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7096:1:0.5713

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.623, b = 14.97, c = 8.553, Z = 4; V = 1,360.15 Den(Calc)= 2.92

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Ibmm

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 4.98(1)(121), 3.26(0.85)(141), 3.05(0.75)(240,222),3.45(0.5)(310), 2.49(0.45)(060,242), 2.753(0.42)(103), 5.32(0.35),

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| | Sokolova E V , Hawthorne F C , Agakhanov A A , Pautov L A , The Canadian Mineralogist , 41 (2003) p.513-520, The crystal structure of moskvinite-(Y), Na2K(Y,REE)[Si6O15], a new silicate, mineral with [Si6O15] three-membered double-rings from the Dara-I-Pioz Moraine,, Tien-Shan mountains, Tajikistan, Locality: Dara-I-Pioz Moraine, Tien-Shan mountains, Tajikistan | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Moskvinite-(Y)

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

White.

Help on Density: Density:

2.91

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Moskvinite-(Y)

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1917,KPDmeas= 0.1923,KC= 0.1932
Ncalc = 1.56

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.555, b=1.558, g=1.566, bire=0.0110, 2V(Calc)=64, 2V(Meas)=64. Dispersion r > v moderate.

Calculated Properties of Moskvinite-(Y)

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.82 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Moskvinite-(Y) =2.91 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMoskvinite-(Y) = 60.78 barns/electron
U=PEMoskvinite-(Y) x relectron= 171.31 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 6,494.10 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Moskvinite-(Y) per GRapi unit = 153.99 (PPM)

Moskvinite-(Y) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Radioactivity from Moskvinite-(Y) - mild

SpecimenSizeWeight/Volume(Sphere) * CalculatedActivityBecquerels(Bq) CalculatedActivityCuries (Ci) EstimatedActivityGR(api) EstimatedExposure(mRem**)/hrIf Held in HandFor One Hour
1000 gm / 8.69 cm 140,806 3.81E-06 6,494.10 2.14
100 gm / 4.03 cm 14,081 3.81E-07 649.41 0.21
10 gm / 1.87 cm 1,408 3.81E-08 64.94 0.02
1 gm / 8.69 mm 141 3.81E-09 6.49 0.00
0.1 gm / 4.03 mm 14 3.81E-10 0.65 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.87 mm 1 3.81E-11 0.06 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.87 mm 0 3.81E-12 0.01 0.00

Weight of pure Moskvinite-(Y) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.91 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure (360 mRem)**
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 0.31 % Th) From Sum REE Elements ( 6.17 % REE)

Moskvinite-(Y) Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

63.03.01.01 (63)Cyclosilicate Condensed Rings

(63.03)3-membered rings

(63.03.01)Dana Group

63.03.01.01 Moskvinite-(Y)! Na2K(Y,REE)[Si6O15] Ibmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.CD.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CD -[Si3O9]6- 3-membered double rings

09.CD.05 Moskvinite-(Y)! Na2K(Y,REE)[Si6O15] Ibmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Moskvinite-(Y) Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( CanMin, 41:513, AmMin 89:1831) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin 41:513, AmMin 89:1831) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin 89:1831)

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Links to other databases for Moskvinite-(Y) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Moskvinite-(Y)

Na2K(Y,REE) [Si6O15]
Dana No: 63.03.01.01 Strunz No: 09.CD.05
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