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Crystal System

kubisch, Ia3d

Chemism

Chemical formula

Ca₃Ti³⁺₂Si₃O₁₂

Chemical composition

Calcium, Silicium, Titan, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 492.21915 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 20

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Empirical formula:

Ca₃Ti₂Si₃O₁₂

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Oxygen	O	39.01	12	60.00	15.9994300	191.9931600
Silicon	Si	17.12	3	15.00	28.0855300	84.2565900
Calcium	Ca	24.43	3	15.00	40.0784000	120.2352000
Titanium	Ti	19.45	2	10.00	47.8671000	95.7342000

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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

IMA status

anerkannt - CNMNC Newsletter 36, 2017

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

Garnet supergroup

Crystallography

Crystal System	kubisch
Class (H-M)	m3m
Space Group number	230
Space Group	Ia3d
Cell parameters a (Å)	12.1875
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°
Volumne (Å³)	1810.272
Kristall structure	Granat-Supergruppe
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	3.047(55), 2.725(100), 2.488(50), 1.690(34), 1.629(80), 1.363(18), 1.330(23), 1.113(20)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

(Co-)Type locality

Italien /Emilia-Romagna, Region /Ferrara, Provinz /Vigarano Meteorit

Type material

Meteorit-Sammlung der Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA, Sektion VCM3 (Vigarano)

Division of Earth and Planetary Materials Science, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan, Sektion AE01 (Allende)

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Chi Ma, Takashi Yoshizaki, Tomoki Nakamura und Jun Muto (2017)

References

Ma, C., Yoshizaki, T., Nakamura, T. and Muto, J. (2017) Rubinite, IMA 2016-110. CNMNC Newsletter No. 36, April 2017, page 408; Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 403-409.

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

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 2016-110

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Rbi

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