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Norbergite

Pictures (11 Images total)

Zirkon (braun) mit Norbergit (gelb) auf Spinell (schwarz)
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Zirkon (braun) mit Norbergit (gelb) auf Spinell (schwarz)

Bildbreite: 5 mm; Fundort: Limecrest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Copyright: Joachim Esche
Contribution: slugslayer 2009-09-07
Locality: Limecrest Quarry (Limecrest-Southdown quarry) / Sparta Township / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA
Norbergit
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Norbergit

Norbergit xx bis 4mm in Matrix; Fundort: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
Copyright: thannator
Contribution: thannator 2007-06-23
Locality: Franklin Mining District / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA
Norbergit
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Norbergit

Gesamte Stufe, ca. 8cm breit; Fundort: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA;
Copyright: thannator
Contribution: thannator 2007-06-23
Locality: Franklin Mining District / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA
Norbergit
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Norbergit

Bildbreite: 6 mm, Fundort: Steinbruch San Vito, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuv-Komplex, Neapel, Kampanien, Italien
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino
Contribution: thdun5 2010-07-03
Locality: Steinbruch San Vito (Cava San Vito) / San Vito / Ercolano / Monte Somma / Somma-Vesuv-Komplex / Neapel, Provinz / Kampanien (Campania), Region / Italien
Norbergit
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Norbergit

Größe: 1,45 mm; Fundort: Steinbruch San Vito, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuv-Komplex, Neapel, Kampanien, Italien
Copyright: Enrico Bonacina
Contribution: Hg 2011-03-03
Locality: Steinbruch San Vito (Cava San Vito) / San Vito / Ercolano / Monte Somma / Somma-Vesuv-Komplex / Neapel, Provinz / Kampanien (Campania), Region / Italien
Norbergit
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Norbergit (SNr: A003338)

Blockiger brauner Kristall, BB = 10 mm. Fundort: Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Manfred Früchtl
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2014-05-27
Locality: Franklin / Franklin Mining District / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA

Collectors Summary

Color weiß, gelb, braun, rot
Streak color weiß
Solubility +++ HF, konz. heiße H2SO4, + HCl, Ultraschallbad!
Crystal System orthorhombisch, Pnam

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

Mg3(SiO4)F2

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Magnesium, Silicium, Fluor, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 202.9952365 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 10

Info

Empirical formula:

Mg3(SiO4)F2

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Oxygen

O

31.53

4

40.00

15.9994300

63.9977200
Fluorine

F

18.72

2

20.00

18.9984033

37.9968065
Magnesium

Mg

35.92

3

30.00

24.3050600

72.9151800
Silicon

Si

13.84

1

10.00

28.0855300

28.0855300

Anal­y­sis wt%

SiO2 : 29.74, MgO : 58.73, TiO2 : 0.42, F : 16.77, OH : 1.44, H2O : 0.76 (Ref: American Mineralogist 69)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

9.AF.40

9: Silikate (Germanate)
A: Inselsilikate (Nesosilikate)
F: Insel(Neso)silikate mit zusätzlichem Anionen; Kationen in [4], [5] und/oder nur [6] Koordination
40:Norbergit-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

VIII/B.04-010

VIII: SILIKATE
B: Inselsilikate mit tetraederfremden Anionen
4: Kationen in tetraedrischer oder oktaedrischer Koordination [4/6]; Humit-Gruppe

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

9.AI.200

9: SILICATES
A: Nesosilicates
I: Nesosilicates with OH
2: Norbergite-Group

Dana 8th edi­tion

52.03.02a.01

52: Nesosilicates Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O
03: Nesosilicates Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only
02a: Humite group

IMA sta­tus

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Clas­sifica­tion

 Humite polysomatic series

Optical Properties

Color

weiß, gelb, braun, rot

Streak color

weiß

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

transparent bis durchscheinend

max. Birefrin­gence

0.025
Birefringence chart\! Norbergite title=Birefringence chart Norbergite

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

1.559

RI value β

1.564

RI value γ / ε

1.584

Ri mean

1.569

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 50°~

Optical Data Luminescence

Lumi­nes­cence
Norbergit unter Normal- u. KW-UV-Licht
Norbergit unter Normal- u. KW-UV-Licht

fluoreszierend

Color LW-UV (365nm)

  

orangegelb

Color SW-UV (254nm)

  

gelb

SW-UV Intensity

mittel

Most Common Acti­vator

TiO6

After­glow (Per­sistant Lumi­nes­cence)

keine Daten

Image ⇒ Luminescence ⇒ excitation ⇒ UV shortwave ~254nm (1 Images total)

Norbergit unter Normal- u. KW-UV-Licht
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Norbergit unter Normal- u. KW-UV-Licht

Norbergit in Calcit, Fluoreszenz unter kurzwelligem UV-Licht, Limecrest Qarry, Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA, 82 x 46 x 29 mm
Collection: Embarak
Copyright: Embarak
Contribution: Embarak 2014-07-05
Locality: Limecrest Quarry (Limecrest-Southdown quarry) / Sparta Township / Sussex Co. / New Jersey / USA

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

mmm

Space Group number

62

Space Group

Pnam

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

4.710

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

10.272

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

8.478

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

0.459

Cell param­e­ters c/b

0.825

Cell param­e­ters α

90°

Cell param­e­ters β

90°

Cell param­e­ters γ

90°

Z

4

Volumne (ų)

410.175

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

4.371(30),
3.058(100),
2.639(70),
2.408(30),
2.337(30),
2.255(70),
2.230(80),
1.724(50)
XRD chart Norbergite

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

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

850 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.1 - 3.2 / Durchschnittlich = 3.15

3.287 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Insta­bil­ity

+++ HF, konz. heiße H2SO4, + HCl, Ultraschallbad!

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Schweden/Västmanlands, Provinz/Norberg/Östanmossa-Grube (Röberg-Feld)

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Geijer, 1926

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 2 (1995), 587

IMA group assignments

 
Humite polysomatic series
 
 
 

 
 
Chondrodite
Mg5(SiO4)2F2
monoklin
P21/a

 
 
Clinohumite
Mg9(SiO4)4F2
monoklin
P21/a

 
 
Humite
Mg7(SiO4)3(F,OH)2
orthorhombisch
Pbnm

 
 
Hydroxylchondrodite
Mg5(SiO4)2(OH)2
monoklin
P21/c

 
 
Hydroxylclinohumite
Mg9(SiO4)4(OH)2
monoklin
P21/a

 
 
Norbergite
Mg3(SiO4)F2
orthorhombisch
Pnam

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English

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Russian

Норбергит

Simplified Chinese

块硅镁石

Alternative Name

German

Grothin

English

Grothine

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Nrb

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