Lintisite Mineral Data
General Lintisite Information
Chemical Formula:
Na3LiTi2Si4O14•2(H2O)
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 544.03 gm
Sodium 12.68 % Na 17.09 % Na2 O
Lithium 1.28 % Li 2.75 % Li2 O
Titanium 17.60 % Ti 29.37 % TiO2
Silicon 20.65 % Si 44.18 % SiO2
Hydrogen 0.74 % H 6.62 % H2 O
Oxygen 47.05 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:
Na3 LiTi2 Si4 O14 •2(H2 O)
Environment:
Coating and replacing lorenzenite in ultra-agpaitic syenite pegmatites in a differentiated alkalic massif.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1990
Locality:
On Mt. Alluaiv, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named for the LIthium, sodium (Natrium), TItanium, and SIlicon in the composition.
Name Pronunciation:
Lintisite + Pronunciation
Synonym:
ICSD 33739
IMA1989-025
PDF 45-1336
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Lintisite Crystallography
Axial Ratios:
a:b:c =3.3236:1:0.6068
Cell Dimensions:
a = 28.583, b = 8.6, c = 5.219, Z = 4; beta = 91.03° V = 1,282.69 Den(Calc)= 2.82
Crystal System:
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c
X Ray Diffraction:
By Intensity(I/Io ): 2.996(1), 14.29(1),
Physical Properties of Lintisite
Cleavage:
{100} Perfect
Color:
Colorless, Light yellow.
Density:
2.77
Diaphaneity:
Transparent
Hardness:
5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase
Luster:
Vitreous - Pearly
Streak:
white
Optical Properties of Lintisite
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas = 0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas /KC ) CI calc = 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc /KC )
KPDcalc = 0.2616,KPDmeas = 0.2663,KC = 0.2707 Ncalc = 1.75 - 1.76
Optical Data:
Biaxial (-), a=1.672, b=1.739, g=1.802, bire=0.1300, 2V(Calc)=84, 2V(Meas)=85.
Calculated Properties of Lintisite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.73 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Lintisite =2.77 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.03 Boson Index = 0.97
Photoelectric:
PELintisite = 3.88 barns/electronU=PELintisite x r Electron Density= 10.58 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Lintisite is Not Radioactive
Lintisite Classification
Dana Class:
65.01.06.03 (65) Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1
(65.01) with chains P=2
(65.01.06) Lorenzenite group
65.01.06.01 Lorenzenite Na2Ti2Si2O9 P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m
65.01.06.02 Kukisvumite Na6ZnTi4Si8O28•4(H2O) Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m
65.01.06.03 Lintisite Na3LiTi2Si4O14•2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
65.01.06.04 Manganokukisvumite ! Na6MnTi4Si8O28•4(H2O) Pccn 2/m 2/m 2/m
65.01.06.05 Punkaruaivite ! Li{Ti2(OH)2[Si4O11(OH)]}•H2O C 2/c 2/m
Strunz Class:
09.DB.15 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)
09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)
09.DB -Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6; Pyroxene-related minerals
09.DB.15 Lintisite Na3LiTi2Si4O14•2(H2O) C 2/c 2/m
Other Lintisite Information
References:
NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,19)
See Also:
Links to other databases for Lintisite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Dana No: 65.01.06.03 Strunz No: 09.DB.15
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