Umbite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species
About UmbiteHide
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Formula:
K2(Zr,Ti)Si3O9 · H2O
Colour:
Colourless, light yellow
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named after Lake Umb, 20 km east of the type locality.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4091:0
3780d23b-d46b-45f7-99ec-86de6c304b51
IMA Classification of UmbiteHide
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IMA Formula:
K2ZrSi3O9 · H2O
Type description reference:
Classification of UmbiteHide
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9.DG.25
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
G : Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains
59.2.1.1
59 : CYCLOSILICATES Three-Membered Rings
2 : Three-Membered Rings, hydrated
14.10.16
14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
10 : Silicates of Zr or Hf
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Umb | 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 UmbiteHide
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Colour:
Colourless, light yellow
Hardness:
VHN100=305 - 401 - Vickers
Cleavage:
Perfect
On {010}, perfect, micaceous; {100}, less perfect
Density:
2.79 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.79 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of UmbiteHide
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RI values:
_n_α = 1.596(2) _n_β = 1.619(2) _n_γ = 1.630
2V:
Measured: 80° , Calculated: 68°
δ = 0.034
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Optical Extinction:
X = c; Y = b; Z = a.
Chemistry of UmbiteHide
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Mindat Formula:
K2(Zr,Ti)Si3O9 · H2O
Common Impurities:
Ti,Hf,Fe,Na,F
Crystallography of UmbiteHide
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Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
222 - Disphenoidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.208(2) Å, b = 13.241(4) Å, c = 7.174(1) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.771 : 1 : 0.542
Unit Cell V:
969.67 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
Platy crystals, flattened on (010} with the forms {010} (dominant) and {101}, {110}, and {001}.
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0012738 | Umbite | Ilyushin G D (1993) New data on the crystal structure of umbite K2ZrSi3O9*H2O Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR Neorganicheskie Materialy 29 971-975 | 1993 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 3.02 Å | (100b) |
| 5.91 Å | (90) |
| 2.87 Å | (80) |
| 1.797 Å | (80b) |
| 3.31 Å | (70) |
| 6.56 Å | (60b) |
| 2.156 Å | (40) |
Comments:
Vuonnemiok River Valley, Russia. Data from type description.
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of UmbiteHide
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Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Geology Museum, Kola Branch, Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russia.
Mineralogical Museum, St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 17072.
Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1631/1.
A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 82758.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1994,35.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Khomyakov A P, Voronkov A A, Kobyashev Y S, Polezhaeva L I (1983) Umbite and paraumbite, new potassium zirconosilicates from the Khibina alkalic massif. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 112: 461-469.
Synonyms of UmbiteHide
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Relationship of Umbite to other SpeciesHide
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Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide
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| 9.DG. | Calcinaksite | KNaCa(Si4O10) · H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.DG. | Barrydawsonite-(Y) | Na1.5Y0.5CaSi3O8(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 9.DG. | Paratobermorite | Ca4(Al0.5Si0.5)2Si4O16(OH)(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O) | Mon. 2/m |
| 9.DG. | Alvesite | NaKZrSi6O15 · 2H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
| 9.DG.02 | Steedeite | NaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.02 | Nolzeite | NaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Bustamite | CaMn2+(Si2O6) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Ferrobustamite | CaFe2+(Si2O6) | Tric. 1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Serandite | NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Wollastonite-1A | CaSiO3 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Tanohataite | LiMn2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Schizolite | NaCaMnSi3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Murakamiite | LiCa2Si3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.05 | Dalnegorskite | Ca5Mn(Si3O9)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.07 | Cascandite | CaScSi3O8(OH) | Tric. 1 |
| 9.DG.08 | Plombièrite | [Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 5H2O) | Orth. |
| 9.DG.10 | Clinotobermorite | [Ca4Si6O17 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 3H2O) | Mon. |
| 9.DG.10 | Riversideite | Ca5(HSi3O9)2 · 2H2O | Orth. |
| 9.DG.10 | Tobermorite | Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O) | Mon. 2 : _P_21 |
| 9.DG.12 | Jusite | Na2Ca15Al4Si16O54 · 17H2O | |
| 9.DG.12 | Kenotobermorite | Ca4Si6O15(OH)2(H2O)2 · 3H2O | Mon. |
| 9.DG.15 | Foshagite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.20 | Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.20 | Kamenevite | K2TiSi3O9 · H2O | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
| 9.DG.25 | Paraumbite | K3Zr2H(Si3O9)2 · nH2O | Orth. m _m_2 |
| 9.DG.30 | Sørensenite | Na4SnBe2Si6O16(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 9.DG.32 | Escheite | Ca2NaMnTi5[Si12O34]O2(OH)3 · 12H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : A m _a_2 |
| 9.DG.35 | Xonotlite | Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
| 9.DG.40 | Hillebrandite | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m |
| 9.DG.45 | Zorite | Na8(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5 · 14H2O | Orth. |
| 9.DG.45 | Chivruaiite | Ca4(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5 · 13-14H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m m m |
| 9.DG.50 | Haineaultite | (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,F)8 · 5H2O | Orth. 222 : _C_222 |
| 9.DG.55 | Epididymite | Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 9.DG.60 | Eudidymite | Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 9.DG.65 | Elpidite | Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O | Orth. |
| 9.DG.65 | Patynite | NaKCa4[Si9O23] | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.67 | Whelanite | Cu2+2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O | Orth. m _m_2 : P n _n_2 |
| 9.DG.70 | Fenaksite | (K,Na)4(Fe,Mn)2(Si4O10)2(OH,F) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.70 | Litidionite | CuNaKSi4O10 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.70 | Manaksite | KNaMnSi4O10 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.70 | Yusupovite | Na2Zr(Si6O15) · 2.5H2O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
| 9.DG.70 | Enricofrancoite | KNaCaSi4O10 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.75 | Tinaksite | K2Na(Ca,Mn2+)2TiO[Si7O18(OH)] | Tric. |
| 9.DG.75 | Tokkoite | K2Ca4[Si7O18(OH)](OH,F) | Tric. |
| 9.DG.75 | Senkevichite | CsKNaCa2TiO[Si7O18](OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.80 | Canasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4 | Mon. m : B m |
| 9.DG.80 | Fluorcanasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4 · H2O | Mon. m : B m |
| 9.DG.85 | Miserite | K1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5(Si6O15)(Si2O7)(OH,F)2 · yH2O | Tric. |
| 9.DG.90 | Frankamenite | K3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)(F,OH)4 · H2O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 9.DG.92 | Charoite | (K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 9.DG.95 | Yuksporite | K4(Ca,Na)14(Sr,Ba)2(◻,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4(Si6O17)2(Si2O7)3(H2O,OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 9.DG.97 | Eveslogite | (Na,K,Ca,Sr,Ba)48 [(Ti,Nb,Mn,Fe2+)12Si48O144(OH)12](F,OH,Cl)14 | Mon. 2/m : _P_2/m |
Fluorescence of UmbiteHide
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Weak yellowish fluorescence under UV. Fluorescence is bright whitish-green at the temperature of liquid nitrogen.
Other InformationHide
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IR Spectrum:
IR spectrum shows bands for molecular water.
Thermal Behaviour:
The X-ray pattern of material heated to 500°C is that of wadeite.
Notes:
Readily decomposed by cold 10% HCl, leaving a silica skeleton.
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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Localities for UmbiteHide
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