Watatsumiite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Watatsumiite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Na2KMn2LiV2Si8O24

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 905.03 gm

Potassium 4.06 % K 4.89 % K2O

Barium 0.76 % Ba 0.85 % BaO

Sodium 5.28 % Na 7.12 % Na2O

Lithium 0.74 % Li 1.60 % Li2O

Magnesium 0.97 % Mg 1.60 % MgO

Titanium 1.90 % Ti 3.18 % TiO2

Manganese 9.53 % Mn 12.31 % MnO

Vanadium 9.34 % V 16.68 % V2O5

Iron 0.25 % Fe 0.32 % FeO

Silicon 24.73 % Si 52.91 % SiO2

Oxygen 42.43 % O

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100.00 % 101.46 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

K0.94Ba0.05Na2.08Li0.97Mn2+1.57Mg0.36Fe2+0.04V5+1.66Ti0.36Si7.97O24

Help on Environment: Environment:

Closely associated with potassicleakeite in the dump material from the No. 3 orebody (metamorphosed Mn ore). (isostructural with neptunite; structure)

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)

Help on Locality: Locality:

Tanohata mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named after watatsumi, Japanese god of the sea as is the analogue (neptunite) neptune, Roman god of the sea.

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA2001-043

Watatsumiite Image

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Click Here for Larger Watatsumiite Image Watatsumiite Potassicleakeite Comments: Yellow green prismatic crystal of watatsumiite terminated by pyramidal faces associated with reddish brown potassicleakeite and clear quartz (JMPS, v 98, p 149). Location: Tanohata mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.Scale: See Image. © JMPS

Watatsumiite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.3168:1:0.8001

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.45, b = 12.492, c = 9.995, Z = 4; beta = 115.32° V = 1,856.59 Den(Calc)= 3.24

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cc

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 3.19(1)(330,132), 2.49(0.93)(441,621), 2.94(0.9)(223),4.52(0.85)(002), 9.58(0.84)(110), 2.9(0.66)(222,510), 3.52(0.63)(131),

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| | Matsubara S , Miyawaki R , Kurosawa M , Suzuki Y , Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences , 98 (2003) p.142-150, Watatsumiite, KNa2LiMn2V2Si8O24, a new mineral from the Tanohata mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Locality: metamorphosed manganese ore deposit, Tanohata mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Watatsumiite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{???} Poor

Help on Color: Color:

Yellow green.

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

greenish white

Optical Properties of Watatsumiite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= 0.086 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.216,KC= 0.2364
Ncalc = 1.77

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.686, b=1.694, g=1.72, bire=0.0340

Calculated Properties of Watatsumiite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.16 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Watatsumiite =3.24 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEWatatsumiite = 9.17 barns/electron
U=PEWatatsumiite x relectron= 28.93 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 57.05 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Watatsumiite per GRapi unit = 1.75 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Watatsumiite - barely detectable

Watatsumiite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

70.04.01.03 (70)Inosilicate Column or Tube Structures

(70.04)with linked chains forming cages

(70.04.01)Neptunite group

70.04.01.01 Neptunite KNa2Li(Fe,Mn)2Ti2Si8O24 Cc m

70.04.01.02 Manganoneptunite KNa2Li(Mn,Fe)2Ti2Si8O24 C 2/m 2/m

70.04.01.03 Watatsumiite! Na2KMn2LiV2Si8O24 Cc m

70.04.01.04 IMA2009-009 KNa2Li(Mg,Fe)2Ti2Si8O24 C 2/m 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.EH.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EH -Transitional structures between phyllosilicate and other silicate units

09.EH.05 Neptunite KNa2Li(Fe,Mn)2Ti2Si8O24 Cc m

09.EH.05 Manganoneptunite KNa2Li(Mn,Fe)2Ti2Si8O24 C 2/m 2/m

09.EH.05 Watatsumiite! Na2KMn2LiV2Si8O24 Cc m

Other Watatsumiite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AmMin, v 89, p 896) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 89, p 896) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v 89, p 896)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Watatsumiite :
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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Watatsumiite

Na2KMn2LiV2Si8O24
Dana No: 70.04.01.03 Strunz No: 09.EH.05
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