Pabstite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

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About PabstiteHide

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Name:

Named in honor of Adolf Pabst (30 November 1899, Chicago, Illinois, USA - 3 April 1990, Berkeley, California, USA), mineralogist. He served as president of the Mineralogical Society of America, the International Mineralogical Association, and the Crystallographic Society of America. He was awarded the 1965 Roebling Medal.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3057:7

1d8f1392-5805-4214-861a-8246d64f870c

IMA Classification of PabstiteHide

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Type description reference:

Classification of PabstiteHide

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9.CA.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
A : [Si3O9]6- 3-membered single rings (dreier-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions

59.1.1.3

59 : CYCLOSILICATES Three-Membered Rings
1 : Three-Membered Rings, anhydrous, no other anions

14.12.4

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
12 : Silicates of Sn

Mineral SymbolsHide

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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol Source Reference
Pab IMA–CNMNC Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of PabstiteHide

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Comment:

White with a pink tinge on a fresh surface

Density:

4.03 g/cm3 (Measured) 4.07 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of PabstiteHide

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RI values:

_n_ω = 1.685(2) _n_ε = 1.674(2)

δ = 0.011

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Comments:

RI is lower in less titanium rich material. see: Pautov, L. (2003): New Data on Minerals: 38: 15-19.
anomalous interference colors in blue-violet or golden yellow

Chemistry of PabstiteHide

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Mindat Formula:

Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9)

Crystallography of PabstiteHide

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Class (H-M):

6_m_2 - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.7037(7) Å, c = 9.824(1) Å

Unit Cell V:

382.34 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0013298 Pabstite Choisnet J, Deschanvres A, Raveau B (1972) Sur de nouveaux germanates et silicates de type benitoite _cod_database_code 1001773 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 4 209-218 1972 0 293
0014808 Pabstite Hawthorne F C (1987) The crystal chemistry of the benitoite group minerals and structural relations in (Si3O9) ring structures recrystallized siliceous limestone at Santa Cruz, Ca" Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1987 16-30 1987 0 293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
3.762 Å (100)
2.775 Å (90)
5.829 Å (30)
3.363 Å (30)
1.987 Å (20)
2.912 Å (18)
1.807 Å (17)

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of PabstiteHide

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Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 119605; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 145632.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Gross, E.G., Wainwright, J.E.N., Evans, B.W. (1965) Pabstite, the tin analogue of benitoite. American Mineralogist: 50: 1164-1169.

Synonyms of PabstiteHide

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Other Language Names for PabstiteHide

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Relationship of Pabstite to other SpeciesHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Fluorescence of PabstiteHide

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Bluish white in short-wave ultraviolet light.

Other InformationHide

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for PabstiteHide

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Localities for PabstiteHide

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