Chantalite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

About ChantaliteHide

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Colour:

Colorless to white

Specific Gravity:

2.8 - 2.9

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Name:

Named in honor of Chantal Sarp (b. 1944), wife of Halil Sarp who described the mineral, for her support during his field research. The mineral halilsarpite was later named for her husband.

This page provides mineralogical data about Chantalite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:969:0

3266a5f3-9e5e-4544-9767-6d813a424407

IMA Classification of ChantaliteHide

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Type description reference:

Classification of ChantaliteHide

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9.AG.55

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
G : Nesosilicates with additional anions; cations in > [6] +- [6] coordination

78.1.2.1

78 : Unclassified Silicates
1 : Miscellaneous

16.9.14

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
9 : Aluminosilicates of Ca

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Physical Properties of ChantaliteHide

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Colour:

Colorless to white

Density:

2.8 - 2.9 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.97 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Comment:

Measured by suspension

Optical Data of ChantaliteHide

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RI values:

_n_ω = 1.653 _n_ε = 1.642

δ = 0.011

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

Chemistry of ChantaliteHide

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Mindat Formula:

CaAl2(SiO4)(OH)4

Common Impurities:

Fe,Mg,Na

Crystallography of ChantaliteHide

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Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/m - Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.952(1) Å, c = 23.257(6) Å

Unit Cell V:

570.32 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Anhedral grains or small crystals.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0010811	Chantalite	Liebich B W, Sarp H, Parthe E (1979) The crystal structure of chantalite, CaAl2(OH)4SiO4 southwest Turkey Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 150 53-63		1979	rodingitic dykes in a ophiolitic zone in the Taurus Mountains,	0	293

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Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of ChantaliteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

anhedral grains, 0.1-0.3 mm

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Natural History Museum, Geneva, Switzerland, 435/1.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1984,741.
National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian), Washington, D.C., USA, 146559.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In rodingite dikes from an ophiolite zone

Reference:

Sarp, H., Deferne, J., Liebich, B.W. (1977) La chantalite CaAl2SiO4(OH)4, un nouveau silicate naturel d´aluminium et de calcium. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 57: 149-156.

Synonyms of ChantaliteHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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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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Localities for ChantaliteHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.