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Meniaylovite Mineral Data

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General Meniaylovite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 774.61 gm
   Calcium   20.70 %  Ca   28.96 % CaO
   Aluminum   3.48 %  Al    6.58 % Al2O3
   Silicon    3.63 %  Si    7.76 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   3.12 %  H    27.91 % H2O
   Sulfur     4.14 %  S    10.34 % SO3
   Oxygen    33.05 %  O
   Fluorine  31.88 %  F    31.88 % F
               -   %   F   -13.43 % -O=F2    
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Related to chukhrovite-(Ce)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2002-050
 

Meniaylovite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 16.722, Z = 10; V = 4,675.89 Den(Calc)= 2.75
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - Diploidal H-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: F d3
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 9.63(1), 5.91(0.46), 2.178(0.33),3.219(0.32), 2.235(0.28), 5.04(0.27), 4.17(0.19),
 

Physical Properties of Meniaylovite

Help on Color: Color: White, Yellowish white.
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
 

Optical Properties of Meniaylovite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Isotropic, n=1.43.
 

Calculated Properties of Meniaylovite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.78 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Meniaylovite =2.75 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0024464242
Boson Index = 0.9975535758
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEMeniaylovite = 3.24 barns/electron
U=PEMeniaylovite x rElectron Density= 9.01 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Meniaylovite is Not Radioactive
 

Meniaylovite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 12.01.05.03 (12)Compound Halides
  (12.01)with miscellaneous anions
  (12.01.05)Chukhrovite Group
 
12.01.05.01 Chukhrovite-(Y) Ca3(Y,Ce)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 
12.01.05.02 Chukhrovite-(Ce) Ca3(Ce,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 
12.01.05.03 Meniaylovite! Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 
12.01.05.04 Chukhrovite-(Nd)! Ca3(Nd,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•12(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 03.CG.10 03 - HALIDES
  03.C - Complex Halides
  03.CG -Aluminofluorides with CO3, SO4, PO4
 
03.CG.10 Chukhrovite-(Ce) Ca3(Ce,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 
03.CG.10 Chukhrovite-(Y) Ca3(Y,Ce)Al2(SO4)F13•10(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 
03.CG.10 Meniaylovite! Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 
03.CG.10 Chukhrovite-(Nd)! Ca3(Nd,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•12(H2O) F d3 2/m 3
 

Other Meniaylovite Information

Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Meniaylovite :
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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Meniaylovite

Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13•12(H2O)
Dana No: 12.01.05.03 Strunz No: 03.CG.10
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