Innelite Mineral Data (original) (raw)
General Innelite Information
Chemical Formula:
(Na,Mg,Ca)2(Ba,K)4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2(OH,F)
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 1,284.02 gm
Potassium 0.61 % K 0.73 % K2O
Barium 39.57 % Ba 44.18 % BaO
Sodium 4.12 % Na 5.55 % Na2O
Calcium 0.62 % Ca 0.87 % CaO
Magnesium 0.57 % Mg 0.94 % MgO
Titanium 11.19 % Ti 18.66 % TiO2
Silicon 8.75 % Si 18.72 % SiO2
Hydrogen 0.10 % H 0.91 % H2O
Sulfur 4.99 % S 12.47 % SO3
Oxygen 29.03 % O
Fluorine 0.44 % F 0.44 % F
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100.00 % 103.30 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:
Na2.3Mg0.3Ca0.2Ba3.7K0.2Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2(OH)1.3F0.3
Environment:
In miarolitic cavities of aegirine-eckermannite-microcline pegmatites in dunites.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1961
Locality:
In the Inagli massif, 30 km west of Aldan, and the Yakokutsk massif, near Schelochnoy Spring, Yakutia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
From the Yakut name, "inneli," for the Inagli River, Yakutia, Russia.
Name Pronunciation:
Innelite 
Synonym:
ICSD 23181
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Innelite Crystallography
Axial Ratios:
a:b:c =0.7535:1:2.0672
Cell Dimensions:
a = 5.38, b = 7.14, c = 14.76, Z = 1; alpha = 99°, beta = 95°, gamma = 90° V = 557.87 Den(Calc)= 3.82
Crystal System:
Triclinic - PedialH-M Symbol (1) Space Group: P1
X Ray Diffraction:
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.92(1), 2.95(0.6), 3.04(0.6),
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| | Chernov A N , Ilyukhin V V , Maksimov B A , Belov N V , Soviet Physics Crystallography , 16 (1971) p.65-69, Crystal structure of innelite - Na2Ba3(Ba,K,Mn)(Ca,Na)Ti(TiO2)2[Si2O7]2(SO4)2, Locality: Inaglinskii Massif, Southern Yakusk, Russia | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Physical Properties of Innelite
Cleavage:
{010} Perfect, {110} Perfect, {001} Distinct
Color:
Brown, Light yellow.
Density:
3.96
Diaphaneity:
Transparent to Translucent
Fracture:
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Habit:
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).
Habit:
Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)
Hardness:
4.5-5 - Near Apatite
Luminescence:
Piezoelectric.
Luster:
Vitreous - Greasy
Optical Properties of Innelite
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas= 0.106 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.073 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1945,KPDmeas= 0.1876,KC= 0.2099
Ncalc = 1.8 - 1.83
Optical Data:
Biaxial (+), a=1.726, b=1.737, g=1.766, bire=0.0400, 2V(Calc)=66, 2V(Meas)=82. Dispersion r > v strong.
Pleochroism (x):
light yellow.
Pleochroism (y):
light yellow.
Pleochroism (z):
pale brownish yellow.
Calculated Properties of Innelite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.50 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Innelite =3.82 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91
Photoelectric:
PEInnelite = 175.95 barns/electron
U=PEInnelite x relectron= 615.89 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 8.07 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Innelite per GRapi unit = 12.39 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Innelite 
- barely detectable
Innelite Classification
Dana Class:
58.02.06.02 (58)Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups
(58.02)with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n=1,2)
(58.02.06)Yoshimuraite and related species
58.02.06.01 Yoshimuraite (Ba,Sr)2(Mn,Fe)2(Ti,Fe)(Si2O7)2(PO4,SO4)(OH) P1 1
58.02.06.02 Innelite (Na,Mg,Ca)2(Ba,K)4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2(OH,F) P1 1
58.02.06.03 Phosphoinnelite! Ba4Na3Ti3Si4O14(PO4,SO4)2(O,F)3 P1 or P1 Tri
Strunz Class:
09.BE.40 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
09.B - Sorosilicates
09.BE -Si2O7 groups with additional anions;
09.BE.40 Innelite (Na,Mg,Ca)2(Ba,K)4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2(OH,F) P1 1
09.BE.40 Phosphoinnelite! Ba4Na3Ti3Si4O14(PO4,SO4)2(O,F)3 P1 or P1 Tri
Other Innelite Information
References:
NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2)
See Also:
Links to other databases for Innelite :
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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Innelite
(Na,Mg,Ca)2(Ba,K)4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2(OH,F)
Dana No: 58.02.06.02 Strunz No: 09.BE.40
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