Tuscanite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Tuscanite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

K(Ca,Na)6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3,(OH)2)•(H2O)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,101.39 gm

Potassium 3.19 % K 3.85 % K2O

Sodium 1.04 % Na 1.41 % Na2O

Calcium 19.29 % Ca 26.99 % CaO

Magnesium 0.22 % Mg 0.37 % MgO

Aluminum 9.06 % Al 17.13 % Al2O3

Iron 0.51 % Fe 0.65 % FeO

Silicon 16.07 % Si 34.37 % SiO2

Hydrogen 0.27 % H 2.45 % H2O

Carbon 0.65 % C 2.40 % CO2

Sulfur 4.08 % S 10.18 % SO3

Oxygen 45.61 % O

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100.00 % 99.78 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

K0.9Ca5.3Na0.5Mg0.1Fe2+0.1Si6.3Al3.7O22(SO4)1.4(CO3)0.6(OH)�(H2O)

Help on Environment: Environment:

Within ejected blocks of metasomatized carbonate rocks in a pumice deposit.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1977

Help on Locality: Locality:

Latera caldera, Pitigliano, near Grosseto, Tuscan, and at Sacrofano, Lazio, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the Tuscany region of Italy where the mineral was first found.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Tuscanite + Pronunciation Say TUSCANITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 9683

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Tuscanite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =4.7037:1:2.1307

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 24.036, b = 5.11, c = 10.888, Z = 2; beta = 106.95° V = 1,279.21 Den(Calc)= 2.86

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.872(1), 11.51(1), 3.065(0.47),

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| | Mellini M , Merlino S , Rossi G , American Mineralogist , 62 (1977) p.1114-1120, The crystal structure of tuscanite, Note Sample from the pumice deposit in Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Tuscanite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{100} Distinct

Help on Color: Color:

Colorless.

Help on Density: Density:

2.83

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Habit: Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Tuscanite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2054,KPDmeas= 0.2075,KC= 0.2072
Ncalc = 1.59

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.581, b=1.59, g=1.591, bire=0.0100, 2V(Calc)=36, 2V(Meas)=40.

Calculated Properties of Tuscanite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.82 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tuscanite =2.83 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0086917947
Boson Index = 0.9913082053

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PETuscanite = 4.00 barns/electron
U=PETuscanite x relectron= 11.27 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 45.95 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Tuscanite per GRapi unit = 2.18 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Tuscanite - barely detectable

Tuscanite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

73.01.02.02 (73)Phyllosilicate Condensed Tetrahedral Sheets

(73.01)with double layers

(73.01.02)Latiumite group

73.01.02.01 Latiumite (Ca,K)8(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)10O25(SO4) P 21 2

73.01.02.02 Tuscanite K(Ca,Na)6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3,(OH)2)•(H2O) P 21/a 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.EG.45 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EG -Double nets with 6-membered and larger rings

09.EG.45 Latiumite (Ca,K)8(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)10O25(SO4) P 21 2

09.EG.45 Tuscanite K(Ca,Na)6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3,(OH)2)•(H2O) P 21/a 2/m

Other Tuscanite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Tuscanite :
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 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Tuscanite

K(Ca,Na)6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3,(OH)2)•(H2O)
Dana No: 73.01.02.02 Strunz No: 09.EG.45
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