Tapiolite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Tapiolite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 495.95 gm

Tantalum 65.67 % Ta 80.19 % Ta2O5

Manganese 2.22 % Mn 2.86 % MnO

Niobium 3.75 % Nb 5.36 % Nb2O5

Iron 9.01 % Fe 11.59 % FeO

Oxygen 19.36 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Fe2+0.8Mn2+0.2Ta1.8Nb0.2O6

Help on Environment: Environment:

Pegmatites and alluvial deposits.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA

Help on Locality: Locality:

Sukkula, Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named in 1863 after the god Tapio of Finnish mythology. Now a group name.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Tapiolite + Pronunciation Say TAPIOLITE

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Click Here for Larger Tapiolite Image Tapiolite Tapiolite-(Fe) Comments: Ferrotapiolite crystal in white quartz and mica matrix. Location: Quixabá Mine, Frei Martinho, Paraíba Brazil.Scale: Crystal size 1 x 0.8 cm. © Fabre Minerals

Tapiolite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.9411

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.754, c = 9.228, Z = 2; V = 208.56 Den(Calc)= 7.90

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 41/mnm

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 1.74(1), 2.56(0.8), 3.33(0.8),

Physical Properties of Tapiolite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{110} Imperfect

Help on Color: Color:

Black.

Help on Density: Density:

8.17

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

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 Hardness: Hardness:

6-6.5 - Orthoclase-Pyrite

Help on Luminescence: Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Help on Streak: Streak:

brown

Optical Properties of Tapiolite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.29 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1629) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.33 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1629) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Tapiolite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.80 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tapiolite =7.90 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0020815203
Boson Index = 0.9979184797

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PETapiolite = 795.69 barns/electron
U=PETapiolite x rElectron Density=5,409.49 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Tapiolite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

08.03.01.00 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti

(08.03)where A (B2O6)

(08.03.01)Tapiolite Series

08.03.01.00 Tapiolite* (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 P 41/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

08.03.01.01 Tapiolite-(Fe) (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 P 41/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

08.03.01.02 Tapiolite-(Mn) (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 P 41/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

04.DB.10 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar

04.DB -With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra

04.DB.10 Bystromite MgSb2O6 P 41/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.DB.10 Tapiolite-(Fe) (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 P 41/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.DB.10 Ordonezite ZnSb2O6 P 41/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.DB.10 Tapiolite-(Mn) (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 P 41/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.DB.10 Tapiolite* (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 P 41/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Other Tapiolite Information

Help on References: References:

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

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Tapiolite :
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
11 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Tapiolite

(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Dana No: 08.03.01.00 Strunz No: 04.DB.10
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