Gutkovaite-Mn Mineral Data

Gutkovaite-Mn Mineral Data

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General Gutkovaite-Mn Information

Chemical Formula:

CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,243.09 gm

Potassium 5.19 % K 6.25 % K₂O

Barium 0.88 % Ba 0.99 % BaO

Sodium 0.13 % Na 0.17 % Na₂O

Strontium 7.47 % Sr 8.84 % SrO

Calcium 3.22 % Ca 4.51 % CaO

Magnesium 0.10 % Mg 0.16 % MgO

Zirconium 0.07 % Zr 0.10 % ZrO₂

Titanium 13.83 % Ti 23.07 % TiO₂

Manganese 3.62 % Mn 4.68 % MnO

Niobium 3.36 % Nb 4.81 % Nb₂O₅

Aluminum 0.09 % Al 0.16 % Al₂O₃

Zinc 0.11 % Zn 0.13 % ZnO

Iron 0.45 % Fe 0.58 % FeO

Silicon 18.07 % Si 38.67 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.91 % H 8.17 % H₂O

Oxygen 42.49 % O

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100.00 % 101.29 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CaNa_0.07K_1.65Ba_0.08Sr_1.06Mn²⁺_0.82Fe²⁺_0.1Mg_0.05Zn_0.02Ti_3.59Nb_0.45Zr_0.01Si₈Al_0.04O_24.14 O_2.47(OH)_1.53·4.87(H₂O)

Environment:

Pegmitite within nepheline syenite. (labuntosovite group; structure)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Mooount Maly Mannepakhk, Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for N. N. Gukova (1896-1960?), Russian mineralogist..

Synonym:

IMA2001-038

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Gutkovaite-Mn Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0295:1:0.5587

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.3, b = 13.889, c = 7.76, Z = 2; beta = 117.51° V = 1,366.97 Den(Calc)= 3.02

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cm

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.05(1)(241,240), 3.22(0.9)(421,402,400), 7(0.7)(020,001), 2.48(0.6)(441,403,401), 2.57(0.5)(242,241), 6.33(0.5)(201,200), 1.428(0.3), 1

Physical Properties of Gutkovaite-Mn

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Pale yellowish pink.

Density:

2.83

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Gutkovaite-Mn

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.066 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2421,KPDmeas= 0.2583,KC= 0.2593

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.688, b=1.7, g=1.805, bire=0.1170, 2V(Calc)=40, 2V(Meas)=35. Dispersion dispersion not observed.

Calculated Properties of Gutkovaite-Mn

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.76 gm/cc
note: r_{Gutkovaite-Mn}=2.83 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.03369
Boson Index = 0.96631

Photoelectric:

PE_{Gutkovaite-Mn}= 21.70 barns/electron
U=PE_{Gutkovaite-Mn} x r_electron= 59.97 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 73.09 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Gutkovaite-Mn - barely detectable

Gutkovaite-Mn Classification

Dana Class:

60.1.3f.1 (60)Cyclosilicate Four-Membered Rings

(60.1)as Titanosilicates

(60.1.3f)Labuntsovite Group (Gutkovaite subgroup Monoclinic [Cm])

60.1.3f.1 Gutkovaite-Mn ! CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) Cm m

60.1.3f.2 Alsakharovite-Zn! NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

60.1.3f.3 Neskevaaraite-Fe! NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

Strunz Class:

VIII/E.07-200 VIII - Silicates

VIII/E - Cyklosilicates, quadruplet rings [Si4O11]8-

VIII/E.07 - Labuntsovite Group

VIII/E.07-10 Korobitsynite! Na3(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3-4(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-20 Nenadkevichite (Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)·2(H2O) Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-30* Strontiochevkinite (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 C 2/a 2/m

VIII/E.07-30 Tsepinite-Na! (Na,H3O,K,Sr,Ba)2(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-32 Tsepinite-K! (K,Ba,Na)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·3(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-33 Tsepinite-Ca! (Ca,K,Na,[])2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-34 Paratsepinite-Ba! (Ba,Na,K)2-x(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-40 Vuoriyarvite-K! (K,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·4(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-50 Clinophosinaite! Na3CaPSiO7 P 2/c 2/m

VIII/E.07-50* Kuzmenkoite-Zn! K2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4·6-8(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-60* Kuzmenkoite-Mn! (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4[Si4O12]2(OH)4·5(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-60 Phosinaite-(Ce)! Na13Ca2Ce[Si4O12](PO4)4 P 22121 2 2 2

VIII/E.07-70 Gjerdingenite-Fe! K2[(H2O)2(Fe,Mn)][(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4]·4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-80 Gjerdingenite-Mn! (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-90 Karupmollerite-Ca! (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-100 Lemmleinite-K! NaK2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·2(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-110 Lemmleinite-Ba! Na2K2Ba1-xTi4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-130 Paralabuntsovite-Mg! Na8K8Mg8Ti16(Si4O12)8(O,OH)16·n(H2O) I2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-140 Labuntsovite-Mg! Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mg,Fe)1xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-150 Labuntsovite-Fe! Na4K4(Ba,K)2(Fe,Mg,Mn)1xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-155 Labuntsovite-Mn Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mn,Fe)1x(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(O,OH)8·n(H2O),n=10-12 I2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-170 Parakuzmenkoite-Fe! (K,Ba)2Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-180 Organovaite-Zn! K2Zn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

VIII/E.07-190 Organovaite-Mn! K2Mn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-200 Gutkovaite-Mn CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-205 Neskevaaraite-Fe! NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-210 Alsakharovite-Zn! NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

VIII/E.07-220 Lepkhenelmite-Zn! Ba2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Cm m

Other Gutkovaite-Mn Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, v 88, p 931) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 931) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 931)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Gutkovaite-Mn :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Gutkovaite-Mn

CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O)
Dana No: 60.1.3f.1 Strunz No: VIII/E.07-200
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