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

General Okanoganite-(Y) Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

(Na,Ca)3(Y,Ce)12Si6B2O27F14

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,660.88 gm

Barium 0.05 % Ba 0.06 % BaO

Sodium 1.41 % Na 1.90 % Na2O

Strontium 0.07 % Sr 0.08 % SrO

Lithium 0.01 % Li 0.02 % Li2O

Calcium 3.99 % Ca 5.58 % CaO

La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm, 36.91 % RE 43.06 % REE2O3

Yttrium 15.10 % Y 19.18 % Y2O3

Thorium 1.66 % Th 1.89 % ThO2

Uranium 0.09 % U 0.11 % UO3

Titanium 0.34 % Ti 0.57 % TiO2

Beryllium 0.00 % Be 0.01 % BeO

Iron 1.55 % Fe 2.22 % Fe2O3

Silicon 7.08 % Si 15.15 % SiO2

Boron 1.19 % B 3.85 % B2O3

Phosphorus 0.37 % P 0.85 % P2O5

Hydrogen 0.15 % H 1.35 % H2O

Oxygen 22.85 % O

Fluorine 7.17 % F 7.17 % F

- % F -3.02 % -O=F2

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100.00 % 100.02 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Y4.52REE6.82Ca2.65Na1.63Th0.19Sr0.02Ba0.01U0.01Fe3+0.74Ti0.19Li0.04Si6.71P0.32B2.94Be0.01O34.02(OH)3.98F10.04

Help on Environment: Environment:

Isolated unaltered miarolitic cavities of an alkaline granite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1980

Help on Locality: Locality:

Golden Horn Batholith, near Washington Pass, Okanongan County, Washington. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Okanoganite-(Y) + Pronunciation Say OKANOGANITE-(Y)

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Okanoganite-(Y) Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.52453

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.7108, c = 27.0398, Z = 3; V = 2,686.45 Den(Calc)= 4.93

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.97(1), 2.939(0.95), 2.926(0.5),

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| | Boiocchi M , Callegari A , Ottolini L , Maras A , American Mineralogist , 89 (2004) p.1540-1545, The chemistry and crystal structure of okanoganite-(Y) and, comparison with vicanite-(Ce), Sample: Golden Horn batholith near Washington Pass, Okanogan County | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

Physical Properties of Okanoganite-(Y)

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

Light brown, Light pink, White, Yellow.

Help on Density: Density:

4.35

Help on Habit: Habit:

Pseudo Tetragonal - Crystals show a tetragonal shape.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Twinning Common - Crystals are usually twinned.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Help on Luminescence: Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous - Dull

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Okanoganite-(Y)

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.089 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1514,KPDmeas= 0.1716,KC= 0.1661
Ncalc = 1.72 - 1.82

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.74, w=1.753, bire=0.0130.

Calculated Properties of Okanoganite-(Y)

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.98 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Okanoganite-(Y) =4.35 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEOkanoganite-(Y) = 289.82 barns/electron
U=PEOkanoganite-(Y) x relectron=1,154.09 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 39,466.95 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Okanoganite-(Y) per GRapi unit = 25.34 (PPM)

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

Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size(10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box) 770.69 ±192.67 grams of pure Okanoganite-(Y) .

Estimated Radioactivity from Okanoganite-(Y) - weak

SpecimenSizeWeight/Volume(Sphere) * CalculatedActivityBecquerels(Bq) CalculatedActivityCuries (Ci) EstimatedActivityGR(api) EstimatedExposure(mRem**)/hrIf Held in HandFor One Hour
1000 gm / 7.60 cm 905,369 2.45E-05 39,466.95 12.98
100 gm / 3.53 cm 90,537 2.45E-06 3,946.69 1.30
10 gm / 1.64 cm 9,054 2.45E-07 394.67 0.13
1 gm / 7.60 mm 905 2.45E-08 39.47 0.01
0.1 gm / 3.53 mm 91 2.45E-09 3.95 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.64 mm 9 2.45E-10 0.39 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.76 mm 1 2.45E-11 0.04 0.00

Weight of pure Okanoganite-(Y) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.35 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

Okanoganite-(Y) Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

54.02.04.03 (54)Nesosilicate Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates

(54.02)with B in [4] coordination

(54.02.04)Howlite and related species

54.02.04.01 Garrelsite-VIII Ba3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4 C 2/c 2/m

54.02.04.02 Jadarite! LiNaB3SiO7(OH) P 21/n 2/m

54.02.04.03 Okanoganite-(Y) (Na,Ca)3(Y,Ce)12Si6B2O27F14 R 3m 3m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.AJ.35 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.A - Nesosilicates

09.AJ -Nesosilicates with BO3 triangles and/or B[4], Be[4] tetrahedra,

09.AJ.35 Okanoganite-(Y) (Na,Ca)3(Y,Ce)12Si6B2O27F14 R 3m 3m

09.AJ.35 Vicanite-(Ce) (Ca,Ce,La,Th)15As(As0.5,Na0.5)FeSi6B4O40F7 R 3m 3m

09.AJ.35 Hundholmenite-(Y)! (Y,REE,Ca,Na)15(Al,Fe)CaxAs1-x(Si,As)Si6B3(O,F)48 R 3m 3m

09.AJ.35 Proshchenkoite-(Y)! (Y,REE,Ca,Na,Mn)15FeCa(P,Si)Si6B3(O,F)48 R 3m 3m

Other Okanoganite-(Y) Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990, AmMin 89:1540) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

Help on See Also: See Also:

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

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Okanoganite-(Y)

(Na,Ca)3(Y,Ce)12Si6B2O27F14
Dana No: 54.02.04.03 Strunz No: 09.AJ.35
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