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Betzite

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Betzit
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Betzit
farblose, prismatische Kristalle von Betzit, Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz; BB < 1 mm
Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta); Contribution: openpit
Location: Deutschland/Rheinland-Pfalz/Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis/Vordereifel, Verbandsgemeinde/Ettringen/Bellerberg
Mineral: Betzite
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Betzit

farblose, prismatische Kristalle von Betzit, Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz; BB < 1 mm

Copyright: MinTreasure.com (Carsten Slotta)
Contribution: openpit 2021-10-06
Locality: Bellerberg / Ettringen / Vordereifel, Verbandsgemeinde / Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis / Rheinland-Pfalz / Deutschland
Mineral der Quadridavyn-Davyn-Betzit-Reihe
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Mineral der Quadridavyn-Davyn-Betzit-Reihe
Prismatische Kristalle eines Minerales der Quadridavyn-Davyn-Betzit-Reihe vom Steinbruch Caspar am Bellerberg in der Eifel. Bildbreite etwa 2 mm.
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer; Contribution: Klaus Schäfer
Collection: Klaus Schäfer, Collection number: E-BB-QuDa-2-1-1
Location: Deutschland/Rheinland-Pfalz/Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis/Vordereifel, Verbandsgemeinde/Ettringen/Bellerberg/Ettringer Bellerberg (Stbr. Caspar)
Mineral: Betzite, Davyne, Quadridavyne
Image: 1696345941
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Mineral der Quadridavyn-Davyn-Betzit-Reihe (SNr: E-BB-QuDa-2-1-1)

Prismatische Kristalle eines Minerales der Quadridavyn-Davyn-Betzit-Reihe vom Steinbruch Caspar am Bellerberg in der Eifel. Bildbreite etwa 2 mm.

Collection: Klaus Schäfer
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer
Contribution: Klaus Schäfer 2023-10-03
Locality: Ettringer Bellerberg (Stbr. Caspar) / Bellerberg / Ettringen / Vordereifel, Verbandsgemeinde / Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis / Rheinland-Pfalz / Deutschland

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Collectors Summary

Color farblos
Hardness (Mohs)
Cleavages deutlich
Crystal System hexagonal, P63
Morphology farblose, hexagonale, prismatische Kristalle bis zu 2 mm lang und 0.5 mm dick.

Chemism

Chemical formula

Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)Cl4

Empirical formula (analysis)

Na4.22K1.13Ca2.11Mg0.06(Si6.01Al5.90Fe3+0.09O24)Cl3.25(SO4)0.26(H1.34O0.64)

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Calcium, Chlor, Natrium, Silicium, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 1096.008768204 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 50.05

Info

Empirical formula:

Na4.22K1.13Ca2.11Mg0.06(Si6.01Al5.90Fe0.09O24)Cl3.25(SO4)0.26(H1.34O0.64)

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)

Hydrogen

H

0.12

1.34

2.68

1.0079470

1.3506490

Oxygen

O

37.49

25.68

51.31

15.9994300

410.8653624

Sodium

Na

8.85

4.22

8.43

22.9897702

97.0168302

Magnesium

Mg

0.13

0.06

0.12

24.3050600

1.4583036

Aluminium

Al

14.52

5.9

11.79

26.9815382

159.1910754

Silicon

Si

15.40

6.01

12.01

28.0855300

168.7940353

Sulfur

S

0.76

0.26

0.52

32.0655000

8.3370300

Chlorine

Cl

10.51

3.25

6.49

35.4532000

115.2229000

Potassium

K

4.03

1.13

2.26

39.0983100

44.1810903

Calcium

Ca

7.72

2.11

4.22

40.0784000

84.5654240

Iron

Fe

0.46

0.09

0.18

55.8452000

5.0260680

IMA status

anerkannt - CNMNC Newsletter 62, Juni - Juli 2021

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

Cancrinit–Sodalit supergroup  ⇒ Cancrinite Group

Optical Properties

Color

farblos

Crystallography

Crystal System

hexagonal

Class (H-M)

6

Space Group number

173

Space Group

P63

Cell parameters a (Å)

12.8166(9)

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

5.3562(3)

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.418

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

120°

Z

3

Volume (ų)

761.962

Crystal structure

Cancrinit-Gruppe; Struktur ermittelt

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

11.14(31), 4.833(93), 3.715(95), 3.313(100), 2.787(37), 2.681(56), 2.474(35), 2.146(24)

XRD chart Betzite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Morphology

farblose, hexagonale, prismatische Kristalle bis zu 2 mm lang und 0.5 mm dick.

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

Density (g/cm³)

2.38(2) gem. 2.363 ber.

7.165 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Cleavages

deutlich

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Deutschland/Rheinland-Pfalz/Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis/Vordereifel, Verbandsgemeinde/Ettringen/Bellerberg/Ettringer Bellerberg (Stbr. Caspar)

Type material

Das Typenmaterial ist in den Sammlungen des Fersman Mineralogischen Museums, Russische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Leninskiy Prospekt 18-2, Moskau 119071, Russland, Registriernummer 5706, hinterlegt.

Paragenesis of type material

Anorthit, Phlogopit, Diopsid, Grossular, Fluorit, Calcit, ein Tobermorit-ähnliches Mineral und Vanadoallanit-(Ce)

Preface

Name from

Volker Betz (geb. 1947 in Heilbronn), Mineraliensammler und Fotograf mit besonderem Interesse an der Zeolith-Gruppe, Autor einer Reihe von Veröffentlichungen.

Author (Name, Year)

Nikita V. Chukanov; Natalia V. Zubkova; Olga N. Kazheva; Dmitry A. Varlamov; Igor V. Pekov; Dmitriy I. Belakovskiy; Bernd Ternes; Willi Schüller; Sergey N. Britvin; Dmitry Yu. Pushcharovsky (2023)

References

Chukanov, N.V., Zubkova, N.V., Kazheva, O.N., Varlamov, D.A., Pekov, I.V., Belakovskiy, D.I., Ternes, B., Schüller, W., Britvin, S.N. and Pushcharovsky, D.Y. (2021) Betzite, IMA 2021-037. CNMNC Newsletter 62; Mineralogical Magazine, 85, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2021.62

Nikita V. Chukanov; Natalia V. Zubkova; Olga N. Kazheva; Dmitry A. Varlamov; Igor V. Pekov; Dmitriy I. Belakovskiy; Bernd Ternes; Willi Schüller; Sergey N. Britvin; Dmitry Yu. Pushcharovsky: Betzite, Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)Cl4, a New Cancrinite-Group Mineral from the Eifel Paleovolcanic Region, Germany. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology Vol. 61, Nr. 1 (2023) S. 177–188.

IMA group assignments



 
 
 
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)Cl4
hexagonal
P63


 
 
 
 
Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(CO3)2
hexagonal
P63

 
 
 
 
Na7Al5Si7O24(CO3)·3H2O
hexagonal
P63mc

 
 
 
 
(Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(OH,CO3)2·2H2O
hexagonal
P63

 
 
 
 
Na6K2Si6Al6O24(SO4)·2H2O
hexagonal
P63

 
 
 
 
Na8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O
hexagonal
P63

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
(Na,K)6Ca2(Si6Al6O24)Cl2(CO3)
hexagonal
P63

 
 
 
 
[(Na,K)6(SO4)0.5Cl][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]
hexagonal
P63

 
 
 
 
(Na,Ca,K)7-8(Si,Al)12O24(Cl,SO4,CO3)2-3
hexagonal
P63

 
 
 
 
(Na,K)6Ca2(Cl4)(Al6Si6O24)
hexagonal
P63/m

 
 
 
Na3(K17Ca7)Ca4(Al24Si24O96)(SO3)6F6·4H2O
hexagonal
P62c

 
 
 
Na5K2Ca[Al6Si6O24](S5)2-(SH)-
trigonal
P31c

 
 
 
K2(Na,Ca)2Li3Be6(PO4)6(OH)2·H2O
hexagonal
P63

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Database ID 9066