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(Ta,Nb,Sn,Mn++,Fe++)O2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 160.21 gm |
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Tantalum 56.47 % Ta 68.96 % Ta2O5 |
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Manganese 6.86 % Mn 8.86 % MnO |
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Niobium 5.80 % Nb 8.30 % Nb2O5 |
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Iron 3.49 % Fe 4.48 % FeO |
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Tin 7.41 % Sn 9.41 % SnO2 |
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Oxygen 19.97 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Ta0.5Mn2+0.2Sn0.1Nb0.1Fe2+0.1O2 |
Environment: |
Accessory mineral in granitic pegmatites. Alters to wodginite on heating. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1857 |
Locality: |
Skogbole, Kemio (Kimito) Island, Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
For "Ixion", of Greek mythology, who was related to Tantalus, in allusion to the mineral's relationship to tantalite. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Ixiolite |
Synonym: |
ICSD 12141 |
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Ixiolite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.8248:1:0.4487 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.481, b = 11.494, c = 5.158, Z = 16; beta = 90.8° V = 562.04 Den(Calc)= 7.57 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/c |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.98(1), 3.65(0.32), 1.459(0.29), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Ixiolite Cleavage: |
{???} Indistinct |
Color: |
Gray, Black, Steel gray. |
Density: |
6.94 - 7.23, Average = 7.08 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. |
Habit: |
Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks. |
Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Hardness: |
6-6.5 - Orthoclase-Pyrite |
Luster: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
dark brown |
| Optical Properties of Ixiolite Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.25 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1657) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 2.17 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1657) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 | Calculated Properties of Ixiolite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.54 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Ixiolite =7.57 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PEIxiolite = 709.42 barns/electron |
U=PEIxiolite x rElectron Density=4,639.31 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Ixiolite is Not Radioactive | Ixiolite Classification Dana Class: |
08.01.10.01 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti |
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(08.01)where A BO4 |
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(08.01.10)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.DB.25 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar |
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04.DB -With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra |
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| Other Ixiolite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Ixiolite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Ixiolite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ixiolite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Ixiolite Mineral Data : Ask about Ixiolite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ixiolite Specimen Label here :
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