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Buddingtonite

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Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, San Mateo Co., Kalifornien, USA; Größe: 2,5 x 4 cm
Copyright: Dan Weinrich; Contribution: Collector
Location: USA/Kalifornien (California)/San Mateo Co./Menlo Park/Sharon Heights
Mineral: Buddingtonite
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Buddingtonit

Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, San Mateo Co., Kalifornien, USA; Größe: 2,5 x 4 cm
Copyright: Dan Weinrich
Contribution: Collector 2007-12-07
Locality: Sharon Heights / Menlo Park / San Mateo Co. / Kalifornien (California) / USA

Collectors Summary

Color farblos, weiß
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 5.5
Solubility +++ heiße NaOH
Crystal System monoklin, P21, P21/m

Additional information / Summary

Siehe auch unser umfangreiches Feldspat-Portrait

Chemism

Chemical formula

(NH4)AlSi3O8·0.5 H2O

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Silicium, Sauerstoff, Stickstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 266.2797382 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 18.5

Info

Empirical formula:

(NH4)AlSi3O8·0.5H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

1.89

5

27.03

1.0079470

5.0397350
Nitrogen

N

5.26

1

5.41

14.0067200

14.0067200
Oxygen

O

51.07

8.5

45.95

15.9994300

135.9951550
Aluminium

Al

10.13

1

5.41

26.9815382

26.9815382
Silicon

Si

31.64

3

16.22

28.0855300

84.2565900

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.FA.30

9: Silikate (Germanate)
F: Gerüstsilikate (Tektosilikate) ohne zeolithisches H2O
A: Gerüstsilikate (Tektosilicates) ohne weitere [Anionen]
30:Feldspat: Alkali

Lapis Classification

VIII/J.06-010

VIII: SILIKATE
J: Gerüstsilikate (mit Zeolithen)
6: Ohne tetraederfremde Anionen; Feldspat-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

9.FC.140

9: SILICATES
F: Tektosilicates
C: Feldspar-Group

Dana 8th edition

76.01.02.01

76: Tektosilicates Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework
01: Tektosilicates Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Feldspar group  ⇒ Alkali feldspar

Optical Properties

Color

farblos, weiß

Streak color

weiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

transparent bis durchscheinend

max. Birefringence

0.004
Birefringence chart\! Buddingtonite title=Birefringence chart Buddingtonite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.530

RI value β

1.531

RI value γ / ε

1.534

Ri mean

1.532

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 60°

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2, 2/m

Space Group number

4, 11

Space Group

P21, P21/m

Cell parameters a (Å)

8.571

Cell parameters b (Å)

13.032

Cell parameters c (Å)

7.187

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.658

Cell parameters c/b

0.551

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

112.73

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volume (ų)

740.422

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

6.52(100),
5.91(30),
4.33(60),
3.98(30),
3.81(100),
3.381(70),
3.314(30),
3.258(60)
XRD chart Buddingtonite

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

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

5.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

530 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

2.32

2.389 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ heiße NaOH

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Kalifornien (California)/Lake Co./Sulphur Creek District (Sulfur Creek District; Wilbur Springs District)/Clear Lake Oaks/Sulphur Bank Mine

Preface

Rareness

Selten

Author (Name, Year)

Erd & White & Fahey & Lee, 1964

Additional Information

Feldspat-Gruppe (Buddingtonit-Orthoklas-Slawsonit-Serie)

References

American Mineralogist 49 (1964), 831

IMA group assignments

 
Feldspar group
 
 
 

 
 
Alkali feldspar
 
 
 

 
 
 
Anorthoclase ?
(Na,K)AlSi3O8
triklin
C1

 
 
 
Buddingtonite
(NH4)AlSi3O8·0.5 H2O
monoklin
P21, P21/m

 
 
 
Celsian
BaAl2Si2O8
monoklin
I2/c

 
 
 
Hyalophane
(K,Ba)Al(Si,Al)3O8
monoklin
C2/m

 
 
 
Microcline
KAlSi3O8
triklin
C1

 
 
 
Orthoclase
KAlSi3O8
monoklin
C2/m

 
 
 
Rubicline
(Rb,K)[AlSi3O8]
triklin
P1

 
 
 
Sanidine
(K,Na)(Si,Al)4O8
monoklin
C2/m

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CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1963-001

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Bud

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) L3BcK8pLz0CtMr3IBFhmqw
GUID (Global unique identifier) 2B5C702F-4BCA-40CF-AD32-BDC8045866AB
Database ID 517