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Svyatoslavite

Collectors Summary

Color farblos
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 6
Crystal System orthorhombisch, P21212

Chemism

Chemical formula

CaAl2Si2O8

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Calcium, Silicium, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 278.2079764 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 13

Info

Empirical formula:

CaAl2Si2O8

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Oxygen

O

46.01

8

61.54

15.9994300

127.9954400
Aluminium

Al

19.40

2

15.38

26.9815382

53.9630764
Silicon

Si

20.19

2

15.38

28.0855300

56.1710600
Calcium

Ca

14.41

1

7.69

40.0784000

40.0784000

Analysis wt%

Ø SiO2 : 43.57, Al2O3 : 35.32, CaO : 19.24, Na2O : 0.43 (Ref: Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 1904-1974 89)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.FA.45

9: Silikate (Germanate)
F: Gerüstsilikate (Tektosilikate) ohne zeolithisches H2O
A: Gerüstsilikate (Tektosilicates) ohne weitere [Anionen]
45:Svyatoslavit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/J.07-080

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

Classification by Hölzel

9.FC.220

9: SILICATES
F: Tektosilicates
C: Feldspar-Group

Dana 8th edition

76.01.06.04

76: Tektosilicates Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework
01: Tektosilicates Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks
06: Banalsite group

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Feldspar group

Optical Properties

Color

farblos

Streak color

weiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

transparent

max. Birefringence

0.029
Birefringence chart\! Svyatoslavite title=Birefringence chart Svyatoslavite

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

1.552

RI value β

1.578

RI value γ / ε

1.581

Ri mean

1.570

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 37°

Optical Data Luminescence

Color LW-UV (365nm)

  

gelblich

LW-UV Intensity

schwach

Color SW-UV (254nm)

  

gelblich

Afterglow (Persistant Luminescence)

keine Daten

Crystallography

Crystal System

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

222

Space Group number

18

Space Group

P21212

Cell parameters a (Å)

8.220

Cell parameters b (Å)

8.951

Cell parameters c (Å)

4.828

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.918

Cell parameters c/b

0.539

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90.0

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volume (ų)

355.231

Crystal structure

Sergey V. Krivovichev, Elena P. Shcherbakova, Tursun P. Nishanbaev: The crystal structure of svyatoslavite and evolution of complexity during crystallization of a CaAl2Si2O8 melt: a structural automata description. Can Mineral Vol. 50, Nr. 3 (2012) S. 585-592.

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

4.16(80),
3.75(60),
3.22(100),
2.94(60),
2.71(70),
2.09(80),
1.967(70),
1.670(70)
XRD chart Svyatoslavite

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)

6

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

730 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

2.695

2.601 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Russland/Ural, Föderationskreis/Tscheljabinsk (Chelyabinsk), Oblast/Tscheljabinsk Kohlebecken/Kopeisk

Russland/Ural, Föderationskreis/Tscheljabinsk (Chelyabinsk), Oblast/Tscheljabinsk Kohlebecken/Kopeisk/Kohlegrube Nr. 45

Preface

Rareness

Sehr selten

Author (Name, Year)

Chesnokov & Lotova & Pavlyuchenko & Usova & Bushmakin & Nishanbayev, 1

Additional Information

Feldspat-Gruppe (Anorthoklas-Anorthit-Banalsit-Serie)

References

Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 118 (2) (1989), 111

IMA group assignments

Other languages

German

Svyatoslavit

Spanish

Svyatoslavita

English

Svyatoslavite

French

Svyatoslavite

Russian

Святославит

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1988-012

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Svy

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) utXmfAGEYEyioRIAblTZ4A
GUID (Global unique identifier) 7CE6D5BA-8401-4C60-A2A1-12006E54D9E0
Database ID 3708