Fluorannite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Fluorannite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

KFe++3AlSi3O10F2

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 473.80 gm

Potassium 7.43 % K 8.95 % K2O

Lithium 0.29 % Li 0.63 % Li2O

Magnesium 1.03 % Mg 1.70 % MgO

Aluminum 7.97 % Al 15.06 % Al2O3

Iron 27.11 % Fe 34.88 % FeO

Silicon 16.60 % Si 35.51 % SiO2

Hydrogen 0.11 % H 0.95 % H2O

Oxygen 35.46 % O

Fluorine 4.01 % F 4.01 % F

- % F -1.69 % -O=F2

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

K0.9Fe2+1.8Fe2+0.5Mg0.2Li0.2Al1.4SI2.8O10F(OH)0.5

Help on Environment: Environment:

Rock forming mineral in the upper part of an A-type granite (Huangshan granite).F-analogue of annite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)

Help on Locality: Locality:

Western suburb of Suzhou City, near Shanghai, eastern China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named as fluorine-rich annite.

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA1999-048

Fluorannite Image

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Click Here for Larger Fluorannite Image Fluorannite Comments: Blue crystal of fluorannite on matrix. Location: Katugin Ta-­Nb deposit (Katuginskoye deposit), Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia.Scale: Crystal Size 4 mm. © Sergey Vasiliev / Systematic Mineralogy

Fluorannite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5781:1:1.0931

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.37, b = 9.289, c = 10.154, Z = 2; beta = 100.49° V = 498.04 Den(Calc)= 3.16

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 10.09(1)(001), 3.336(0.56)(003), 5.02(0.13)(002),1.671(0.1), 2.004(0.1), 2.507(0.1)(131,004), 2.649(0.1), 2.933(0.1), 3.16(0.1),

Physical Properties of Fluorannite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Help on Color: Color:

Iron black.

Help on Density: Density:

3.15 - 3.2, Average = 3.17

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).

Help on Habit: Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Foliated - Two dimensional platy forms.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Sub Metallic

Help on Streak: Streak:

gray

Optical Properties of Fluorannite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1996,KPDmeas= 0.1986,KC= 0.1986
Ncalc = 1.63 - 1.64

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.596, b=1.648, g=1.648, bire=0.0520

Calculated Properties of Fluorannite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.09 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Fluorannite =3.18 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEFluorannite = 9.76 barns/electron
U=PEFluorannite x relectron= 30.20 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 104.39 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Fluorannite per GRapi unit = 0.96 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Fluorannite - barely detectable

Fluorannite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

71.02.02b.03a (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings

(71.02)with 2:1 Layers

(71.02.02b)Mica Group (Biotite subgroup)

71.02.02b.01 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.01a Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

71.02.02b.01b Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.01c Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.02 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.03 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.03a Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.04 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.05 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.05a Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

71.02.02b.06 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.07 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

71.02.02b.08 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.08a Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.08b Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

71.02.02b.09 Tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.10 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.11 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.12 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.13 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.14 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.15 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

71.02.02b.16 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

71.02.02b.18 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.EC.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates

09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

09.EC.20 Annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Biotite* K(Mg,Fe)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Hendricksite K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m

09.EC.20 Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Lepidolite K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m,Cm Mono

09.EC.20 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al3Si2O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Masutomilite K(Li,Al,Mn)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Wonesite (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Polylithionite KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Norrishite K(Mn2Li)Si4O10(O)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Siderophyllite KFe2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Fluorannite! KFe3AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Shirokshinite! K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Zinnwaldite KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Eastonite! KMg2Al[Al2Si2O10](OH)2 2/m

09.EC.20 Tetraferriannite K(Fe,Mg)3(Fe,Al)Si3O10(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Tetraferriphlogopite! KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2 2/m

09.EC.20 Trilithionite! KLi1.5Al1.5AlSi3O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Sokolovaite! CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 C 2/m, C 2 or Cm Mono

09.EC.20 Shirozulite! KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 C 2/m 2/m

09.EC.20 Suhailite! (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 C 2/m? 2/m

09.EC.20 Fluorophlogopite! KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Fluorannite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AmMin, Vol 86, p 1534) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 86, p 1534) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol 86, p 1534)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Fluorannite :
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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Fluorannite

KFe++3AlSi3O10F2
Dana No: 71.02.02b.03a Strunz No: 09.EC.20
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