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Color

rötlich braun

Cleavages

nicht erwiesen

Crystal System

kubisch, Ia3d

Morphology

Kernzonen bis 70 µm Durchmesser, in Almandin

Chemism

Chemical formula

{Y₂Ca}[Mg₂](Si₃)O₁₂

Additional chem. information

Endglied ist:(Y₂Ca)(Mg2)Si₃O₁₂; Granat-Gruppe

Chemical composition

Calcium, Magnesium, Silicium, Yttrium, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 542.749974 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 20

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Empirical formula:

{Y₂Ca}[Mg₂](Si₃)O₁₂

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Oxygen	O	35.37	12	60.00	15.9994300	191.9931600
Magnesium	Mg	8.96	2	10.00	24.3050600	48.6101200
Silicon	Si	15.52	3	15.00	28.0855300	84.2565900
Calcium	Ca	7.38	1	5.00	40.0784000	40.0784000
Yttrium	Y	32.76	2	10.00	88.9058520	177.8117040

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Analysis wt%

SiO₂ : 30.38, TiO₂ : 1.38, Al₂O₃ : 4.46, Fe₂O₃ : 10.77, FeO : 9.97, MgO : 3.85, MnO : 0.96, Y₂O₃ : 14.42, Dy₂O₃ : 0.91, Ho₂O₃ : 0.46, Er₂O₃ : 2.25, Tm₂O₃ : 0.43, Yb₂O₃ : 2.62, Lu₂O₃ : 0.83, CaO : 15.42, Ln₂O₃ : 22.57 (Ref: Canadian Mineralogist 2010)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.AD.25

9: Silikate (Germanate)
A: Inselsilikate (Nesosilikate)
D: Insel(Neso)silikate ohne weitere Anionen; Kationen in oktahedraler [6] und gewöhnlich größerer Koordination
25:Granat-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/A.08-065

VIII: SILIKATE
A: Inselsilikate mit [SiO4] 4--Baugruppen
8: Kationen in kubischer und oktaedrischer Koordination [8+6]; Granat-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

9.AC.600

9: SILICATES
A: Nesosilicates
C: Garnet-Group
6: Garnets with Rare Earth Elements

IMA status

anerkannt, Neue Mineralien - IMA Web-Seite, Okt. 2009

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

Garnet supergroup ⇒ Silicate garnets; Garnet group (Z charge 12)

Optical Properties

Color	rötlich braun
max. Birefringence	0.000
RI value α / ω / n	1.844
RI value β	al.
Ri mean	1.844
2V angle	Isotropisch

Crystallography

Crystal System	kubisch
Class (H-M)	m3m
Space Group number	230
Space Group	Ia3d
Cell parameters a (Å)	11.995
Cell parameters b (Å)	-
Cell parameters c (Å)	-
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	1
Cell parameters c/b	-
Cell parameters α	90°
Cell parameters β	90°
Cell parameters γ	90°
Z	8
Volumne (Å³)	1725.841
Kristall structure	Struktur bestimmt, siehe Edward S. Grew et al., 2010
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	2.999(36), 2.682(100), 2.448(33), 2.190(17), 1.663(17), 1.603(44), 1.309(18)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)
Morphology	Kernzonen bis 70 µm Durchmesser, in Almandin

Physical Properties

Density (g/cm³)
	4.177 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )
Cleavages	nicht erwiesen
Tenacity	spröde

(Co-)Type locality

Kanada /Ontario /Parry Sound District /Georgian Bay /Bonnet Island

Preface

Name from	Georg Menzer (1897–1989), Kristallograph, der die Kristallstruktur von Granat aufklärte.
Author (Name, Year)	Edward S. Grew et al., 2010

References

Edward S. Grew, Jeffrey H. Marsh, Martin G. Yates, Biljana Lazic, Thomas Armbruster, Andrew Locock, Samuel W. Bell, M. Darby Dyar, Heinz-Jürgen Bernhardt, Olaf Medenbach: Menzerite-(y), a new species, {(Y,REE)(Ca,Fe²⁺)₂}[(Mg,Fe²⁺)(Fe³⁺,Al)](Si₃)O₁₂, from a felsic granulite, Parry Sound, Ontario, and a new garnet end-member, {Y₂Ca}[Mg₂](Si₃)O₁₂. Can. Mineral. 48 (2010) S.1171-1193.

Neue Mineralien - IMA Web-Seite, Okt. 2009.

Grew, E.S., Locock, A.J., Mills, S.J., Galuskina, I.O., Galuskin, E.V., Halenius, U., 2012; Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup. American Mineralogist; preprint December 2012 - [Formel]

IMA group assignments

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Pyrope	{Mg₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
'Garnet supergroup'	neue Definition: {X₃}[Y₂](Z₃)φ₁₂ kubisch : kubisch-hexakisoktaedrisch	9.AD.25
Katoite	{Ca₃}[Al₂](☐₃)(OH)₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃ kubisch	9.AD.25
'Melanite' (Var.v. Andradite)		9.AD.25
Rubinite	Ca₃Ti³⁺₂Si₃O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Wadalite	Ca₆Al₅Si₂O₁₆Cl₃ kubisch : 43m : I43d	9.AD.25
Almandine	{Fe²⁺₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Andradite	{Ca₃}[Fe³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Calderite	{Mn²⁺₃}[Fe³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
'Hessonite' (Var.v. Grossular)	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	9.AD.25
'Hibschite' (Var.v. Grossular)	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4*x {x<0.2-1.5} kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Kimzeyite	{Ca₃}[Zr₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Uvarovite	{Ca₃}[Cr³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Goldmanite	{Ca₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Grossular	{Ca₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Holtstamite	{Ca₃}[Al₂](Si₂)(☐)O₈(OH)₄ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	9.AD.25
Hutcheonite	{Ca₃}[Ti₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Knorringite	{Mg₃}[Cr³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Morimotoite	{Ca₃}[TiFe²⁺](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Schorlomite	{Ca₃}[Ti₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Spessartine	{Mn²⁺₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Momoiite	{Mn²⁺₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Kerimasite	{Ca₃}[Zr₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Toturite	{Ca₃}[Sn⁴⁺₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Menzerite-(Y)	{Y₂Ca}[Mg₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Elbrusite	{Ca₃}[U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Bitikleite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Al₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Usturite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Zr](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Eringaite	{Ca₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Dzhuluite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Irinarassite	{Ca₃}[Sn⁴⁺₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Eltyubyuite	Ca₁₂Fe³⁺₁₀Si₄O₃₂Cl₆ kubisch : 43m : I43d	9.AD.25
Adrianite	Ca₁₂(Al₄Mg₃Si₇)O₃₂Cl₆ kubisch : 43m : I43d	9.AD.25
Priscillagrewite-(Y)	YCa₂Zr₂Al₃O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
'Hydroandradite' (Var.v. Andradite)	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO4)_3-x(OH)_4x	9.AD.25
'Hydrougrandite'	(Ca,Mg,Fe²⁺)₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x	9.AD.25
Nikmelnikovite	Ca₁₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₃Al₃(SiO₄)₆(OH)₂₀ trigonal : 3 : R3	9.AD.25
Henritermierite	{Ca₃}[Mn³⁺₂](Si₂)(☐)O₈(OH)₄ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	9.AD.25

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Pyrope	{Mg₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-010
Almandine	{Fe²⁺₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-020
Spessartine	{Mn²⁺₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-030
Calderite	{Mn²⁺₃}[Fe³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-040
Knorringite	{Mg₃}[Cr³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-050
Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃ kubisch	VIII/A.08-060
Menzerite-(Y)	{Y₂Ca}[Mg₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-065
Grossular	{Ca₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-070
'Hibschite' (Var.v. Grossular)	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4*x {x<0.2-1.5} kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-080
Katoite	{Ca₃}[Al₂](☐₃)(OH)₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-090
'Hydrougrandite'	(Ca,Mg,Fe²⁺)₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x	VIII/A.08-100
Andradite	{Ca₃}[Fe³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-110
Schorlomite	{Ca₃}[Ti₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-120
Morimotoite	{Ca₃}[TiFe²⁺](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-125
Uvarovite	{Ca₃}[Cr³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-130
Momoiite	{Mn²⁺₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-138
Goldmanite	{Ca₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-140
Eringaite	{Ca₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-145
Kimzeyite	{Ca₃}[Zr₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-150
Bitikleite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Al₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-160
Dzhuluite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-165
Usturite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Zr](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-170
Irinarassite	{Ca₃}[Sn⁴⁺₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-175
Toturite	{Ca₃}[Sn⁴⁺₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-180
Kerimasite	{Ca₃}[Zr₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-185
Elbrusite	{Ca₃}[U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-190
Wadalite	Ca₆Al₅Si₂O₁₆Cl₃ kubisch : 43m : I43d	VIII/A.08-200
Eltyubyuite	Ca₁₂Fe³⁺₁₀Si₄O₃₂Cl₆ kubisch : 43m : I43d	VIII/A.08-205
Holtstamite	{Ca₃}[Al₂](Si₂)(☐)O₈(OH)₄ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	VIII/A.08-210
Henritermierite	{Ca₃}[Mn³⁺₂](Si₂)(☐)O₈(OH)₄ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	VIII/A.08-220

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Menzerite-(Y)

{Y₂Ca}[Mg₂](Si₃)O₁₂

kubisch : m3m : Ia3d

9.AC.600

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 2009-050

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Mzr-Y

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