Kristiansenite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Kristiansenite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 291.23 gm

Sodium 0.32 % Na 0.43 % Na2O

Calcium 13.21 % Ca 18.49 % CaO

Zirconium 0.31 % Zr 0.42 % ZrO2

Scandium 5.25 % Sc 8.05 % Sc2O3

Aluminum 0.19 % Al 0.35 % Al2O3

Iron 1.34 % Fe 1.73 % FeO

Silicon 19.09 % Si 40.85 % SiO2

Tin 21.60 % Sn 27.43 % SnO2

Hydrogen 0.23 % H 2.04 % H2O

Oxygen 38.46 % O

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100.00 % 99.78 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Ca0.96Na0.04Sn0.53Sc0.34Fe2+0.07Al0.02Zr0.01Si1.98O6.34(OH)0.66

Help on Environment: Environment:

Late-stage hydrothermal mineral in a granite pegmatite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)

Help on Locality: Locality:

Heftejern, T�rdal, Telemark, Norway. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for Roy Kristiansen (1943-), amateur mineralogist who first observed the mineral.

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA2000-051

Kristiansenite Image

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Click Here for Larger Kristiansenite Image Kristiansenite Comments: Two very nice, clear, intergrown crystals of kristiansenite in pinkish matrix. Location: Heftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway.Scale: Crystal size 1 mm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Kristiansenite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.1926:1:1.5864

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.028, b = 8.408, c = 13.339, Z = 8; alpha = 90.01°, beta = 109.1°, gamma = 90° V = 1,062.77 Den(Calc)= 3.64

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Triclinic - PedialH-M Symbol (1) Space Group: C1

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 3.146(1)(004), 3.089(0.63)(222), 5.18(0.53)(111),2.595(0.34)(222), 2.901(0.19)(221), 2.142(0.17)(331),

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| | Ferraris G , Gula A , Ivaldi G , Nespolo M , Raade G , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 216 (2001) p.442-448, Crystal structure of kristiansenite: a case of class IIB twinning by metric merohedry, Locality: amazonite pegmatite, Heftetjern, Tordal, Telemark, Norway | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Kristiansenite

Help on Color: Color:

Colorless, White.

Help on Density: Density:

3.3

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Translucent to transparent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Tapered - Crystals are noticably tapered from one end to the other.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Kristiansenite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.142 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.036 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2033,KPDmeas= 0.2242,KC= 0.1963
Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.71

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), b=1.74

Calculated Properties of Kristiansenite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.50 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kristiansenite =3.64 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEKristiansenite = 65.85 barns/electron
U=PEKristiansenite x rElectron Density= 230.67 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Kristiansenite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

56.02.04.16 (56)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O

(56.02)with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination

(56.02.04)Cuspidine - Wohlerite group

56.02.04.01 Baghdadite Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9 P 21/a 2/m

56.02.04.02 Burpalite Na2CaZrSi2O7F2 P 21/a 2/m

56.02.04.03 Cuspidine Ca4Si2O7(F,OH)2 P 21/c 2/m

56.02.04.04 Lavenite (Na,Ca)2(Mn,Fe)(Zr,Ti,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F) P 21/a 2/m

56.02.04.05 Wohlerite NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2 P 21/m 2/m

56.02.04.06 Niocalite Ca14Nb2(Si2O7)4O6F2 Pa m

56.02.04.07 Hiortdahlite (Ca,Na,Y)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O7(F,O,OH)2 P1 1

56.02.04.08 Rosenbuschite (Ca,Na)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O8F P1 1

56.02.04.09 Hainite Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8 P1 1

56.02.04.10 Janhaugite (Na,Ca)3(Mn,Fe)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2Si4O15(OH,F,O)3 P 21/n 2/m

56.02.04.11 Jennite Ca9Si6O18(OH)6•8H2O P1 1

56.02.04.12 Komarovite (Ca,Mn)2(Nb,Ti)2Si2O7(O,F)2•3.5(H2O) Unk Ortho

56.02.04.13 Natrokomarovite* Na6CaNb6[Si4O12F2•4(H2O) C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

56.02.04.14 Suolunite Ca2Si2O5(OH)2•(H2O) F dd2 mm2

56.02.04.15 Mongolite Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10•5(H2O) Unk Tetra

56.02.04.16 Kristiansenite! Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) C1 1

56.02.04.17 Kochite! Na2(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Mn,Ca)2Zr2Ti2(Si2O7)4(O,F)4F4 P1 1

56.02.04.18 Marianoite! Na2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 P 21 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

09.BC.30 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BC -Si2O7 groups, without non-tetrahedral anions;

09.BC.30 Kristiansenite! Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) C1 1

Other Kristiansenite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AmMin, 88:251) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, 88:251) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, 88:251)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Kristiansenite :
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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Kristiansenite

Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH)
Dana No: 56.02.04.16 Strunz No: 09.BC.30
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