Classification of Delindeite |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 8/H.38-70
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 9.BE.60
9 : SILICATES (Germanates) B : Sorosilicates E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 56.2.6c.2
56 : SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O 2 : Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 14.9.19
14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum 9 : Silicates of Ti |
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Type Occurrence of Delindeite |
| Type Locality: | Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1987 |
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Physical Properties of Delindeite |
| Colour: | Light pinkish-grey |
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| Streak: | White |
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Crystallography of Delindeite |
| Crystal System: | Monoclinic |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 21.61Å, b = 6.81Å, c = 5.38Å β = 94.03° |
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 3.173 : 1 : 0.79 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 789.79 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Optical Data of Delindeite |
| Type: | Biaxial (+) |
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| RI values: | nα = 1.790 nβ = 1.825 nγ = 1.982 |
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| 2V: | Measured: 54° , Calculated: 54° |
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| Maximum Birefringence: | δ = 0.192
 Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration. |
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| Surface Relief: | Very High |
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| Dispersion: | single |
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Chemical Properties of Delindeite |
| Formula: | | (Na,K) | | (Ba,Ca) | | (Ti,Fe,Al) | | Si | | O | | (OH) | | |
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| Essential elements: | Ba, H, Na, O, Si, Ti |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Al, Ba, Ca, Fe, H, K, Na, O, Si, Ti |
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| Common Impurities: | Mg |
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Relationship of Delindeite to other Species |
| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | | 9.BE.02 | Wadsleyite | | | 9.BE.05 | Hennomartinite | | | 9.BE.05 | Lawsonite | | | 9.BE.05 | Noelbensonite | | | 9.BE.05 | Itoigawaite | | | 9.BE.07 | Ilvaite | | | 9.BE.07 | Manganilvaite | | | 9.BE.10 | Suolunite | | | 9.BE.12 | Jaffeite | | | 9.BE.15 | Fresnoite | | | 9.BE.17 | Baghdadite | | | 9.BE.17 | Burpalite | | | 9.BE.17 | Cuspidine | | | 9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite | | (Ca,Na) | | (Zr,Ti)Si | | O | | (O,OH,F) | | |
| | 9.BE.17 | Janhaugite | | (Na,Ca) | | (Mn,Fe) | | (Ti,Zr,Nb) | | Si | | O | | (OH,F,O) | | |
| | 9.BE.17 | Låvenite | | (Na,Ca) | | (Mn | | ,Fe | | )(Zr,Ti)[(O,OH,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.17 | Niocalite | | | 9.BE.17 | Normandite | | NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)[(O,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.17 | Wöhlerite | | NaCa | | (Zr,Nb)[(O,OH,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite I | | | 9.BE.17 | IMA2005-005a | | | 9.BE.20 | Mosandrite | | (Ca,Na,Ce) | | (Ti,Zr) | | [F | | |(OH) | | |SiO | | |(Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 9.BE.20 | Nacareniobsite-(Ce) | | Na | | Ca | | (Ce,La,Nd)Nb[F | | |O|(Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 9.BE.20 | Rinkite | | Na(Na,Ca) | | (Ca,Ce) | | Ti[F | | |(O,F) | | |(Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 9.BE.22 | Götzenite | | | 9.BE.22 | Hainite | | | 9.BE.22 | Rosenbuschite | | | 9.BE.22 | Kochite | | (Na,Ca) | | Ca | | (Mn,Ca)ZrTi[(F,O) | | |(Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 9.BE.23 | Dovyrenite | | | 9.BE.25 | Barytolamprophyllite | | (Ba,Na) | | (Na,Ti,Fe | | ) | | Ti | | [O|(OH,F)|Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.25 | Ericssonite | | | 9.BE.25 | Lamprophyllite | | (Sr,K,Ba) | | (Na,Ti,Mn | | ,Fe | | ) | | Ti | | [O|(O,OH,F)|Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.25 | Orthoericssonite | | | 9.BE.25 | Seidozerite | | | 9.BE.25 | Nabalamprophyllite | | Na | | (Ba,Na) | | Ti | | [O|(OH,F)|Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.25 | Grenmarite | | (Zr,Mn) | | (Zr,Ti)(Mn,Na)(Na,Ca) | | (Si | | O | | ) | | (O,F) | | |
| | 9.BE.27 | Murmanite | | | 9.BE.30 | Epistolite | | | 9.BE.32 | Lomonosovite | | | 9.BE.35 | Vuonnemite | | | 9.BE.37 | Sobolevite | | Na | | Ca(NaCaMn)Ti | | (Si | | O | | ) | | (PO | | ) | | O | | F | | |
| | 9.BE.40 | Innelite | | Na | | (Ba,K) | | (Mg,Ca,Fe)Ti | | Si | | O | | (OH,F) | | SO | | |
| | 9.BE.40 | Phosphoinnelite | | Ba | | Na | | Ti | | [(O,F) | | |(PO | | ,SO | | ) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.42 | Yoshimuraite | | | 9.BE.45 | Quadruphite | | | 9.BE.47 | Polyphite | | | 9.BE.50 | Bornemanite | | | 9.BE.50 | Shkatulkaite | | Na | | Mn | | Ti | | Nb | | [(OH) | | |F|(Si | | O | | ) | | ] · 12H | | O |
| | 9.BE.50 | Shkatulkalite | | | 9.BE.50 | Bykovaite | | BaNa(Na,Ti) | | [(OH,F) | | |(Ti,Nb) | | Si | | O | | (O,OH) | | ] · 3H | | O |
| | 9.BE.55 | Bafertisite | | Ba(Fe | | ,Mn | | ) | | Ti[O|(O,OH) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.55 | Hejtmanite | | Ba(Mn | | ,Fe | | ) | | Ti[O|(OH,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.55 | Nechelyustovite | | (Ba,Na) | | {(Na,Ti,Mn) | | [(Ti,Nb) | | (OH) | | Si | | O | | ](OH,O,F) | | } · 3H | | O |
| | 9.BE.65 | Bussenite | | | 9.BE.67 | Jinshajiangite | | (Na,Ca)(Ba,K)(Fe,Mn) | | Ti | | Si | | O | | (F,O,OH) | | |
| | 9.BE.67 | Perraultite | | (Na,Ca)(Ba,K)(Mn,Fe) | | (Ti,Nb) | | Si | | O | | (OH,F,O) | | |
| | 9.BE.67 | Surkhobite | | (Ba,K) | | CaNaMn | | Ti | | (Si | | O | | ) | | O | | (F,OH,O) | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Karnasurtite-(Ce) | | (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si,P) | | O | | (OH) | | ·3H | | O |
| | 9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(Ce) | | (Ce,Ca,Th) | | (Mg,Fe | | ) | | (Ti,Fe | | ) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Strontiochevkinite | | (Sr,La,Ce,Ca) | | Fe | | (Ti,Zr) | | Ti | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Chevkinite-(Ce) | | (Ce,La,Ca,Na,Th) | | (Fe | | ,Mg)(Fe | | ,Ti,Fe | | ) | | (Ti,Fe | | ,Nb) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Polyakovite-(Ce) | | (Ce,Ca) | | (Mg,Fe | | )(Cr | | ,Fe | | ) | | (Ti,Nb) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Rengeite | | | 9.BE.70 | Matsubaraite | | | 9.BE.70 | Dingdaohengite-(Ce) | | | 9.BE.70 | Maoniupingite-(Ce) | | (REE,Ca) | | (Fe | | ,Ti,Fe | | ,[])(Ti,Fe | | ,Fe | | ,Nb) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(La) | | (La,Ce, Ca) | | (Fe,Mn | | ,Mg)(Ti,Fe) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.72 | Fersmanite | | | 9.BE.75 | Belkovite | | | 9.BE.77 | Nasonite | | | 9.BE.80 | Kentrolite | | | 9.BE.80 | Melanotekite | | | 9.BE.82 | Tilleyite | | | 9.BE.85 | Killalaite | | | 9.BE.87 | Stavelotite-(La) | | (La,Nd,Ca) | | Mn | | Cu(Mn | | ,Fe | | ,Mn | | ) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.90 | Biraite-(Ce) | |
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| Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping: | | 14.9.1 | Natisite | | | 14.9.2 | Lorenzenite | | | 14.9.3 | Lintisite | | | 14.9.4 | Davanite | | | 14.9.5 | Kazakovite | | | 14.9.6 | Titanite | | | 14.9.7 | Ohmilite | | Sr | | (Ti,Fe | | )[(O,OH)|(Si | | O | | ) | | ] · 2-3H | | O |
| | 14.9.8 | Lamprophyllite | | (Sr,K,Ba) | | (Na,Ti,Mn | | ,Fe | | ) | | Ti | | [O|(O,OH,F)|Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 14.9.9 | Benitoite | | | 14.9.10 | Batisite | | | 14.9.11 | Fresnoite | | | 14.9.12 | Joaquinite-(Ce) | | | 14.9.13 | Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) | | | 14.9.14 | Strontiojoaquinite | | Sr | | Ba | | (Na,Fe) | | Ti | | Si | | O | | (O,OH) | | ·H | | O |
| | 14.9.15 | Bario-orthojoaquinite | | | 14.9.16 | Strontio-orthojoaquinite | | Sr | | Ba | | (Na,Fe) | | Ti | | Si | | O | | (O,OH) | | ·H | | O |
| | 14.9.17 | Bafertisite | | Ba(Fe | | ,Mn | | ) | | Ti[O|(O,OH) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 14.9.18 | Hejtmanite | | Ba(Mn | | ,Fe | | ) | | Ti[O|(OH,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 14.9.20 | Barytolamprophyllite | | (Ba,Na) | | (Na,Ti,Fe | | ) | | Ti | | [O|(OH,F)|Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 14.9.21 | Trimounsite-(Y) | | | 14.9.22 | Perrierite-(Ce) | | (Ce,Ca,Th) | | (Mg,Fe | | ) | | (Ti,Fe | | ) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 14.9.23 | Chevkinite | | (Ca,Ce,Th) | | (Fe,Mn) | | (Ti,Fe) | | Si | | O | | |
| | 14.9.24 | Strontiochevkinite | | (Sr,La,Ce,Ca) | | Fe | | (Ti,Zr) | | Ti | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 14.9.25 | Tisinalite | | Na | | H | | (Mn,Ca,Fe)TiSi | | (O,OH) | | ·2H | | O |
| | 14.9.26 | Neptunite | | | 14.9.27 | Manganoneptunite | | | 14.9.28 | Kupletskite | | | 14.9.29 | Astrophyllite | | | 14.9.30 | Hydroastrophyllite | | (H | | O,K,Ca) | | (Fe,Mn) | | Ti | | Si | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 14.9.31 | Magnesioastrophyllite | | (Na,K) | | Mg | | (Fe,Fe,Mn) | | Ti | | Si | | O | | (O,OH,F) | | |
| | 14.9.32 | Baratovite | | | 14.9.34 | Aenigmatite | | | 14.9.35 | Schorlomite | | | 14.9.36 | Tinaksite | | | 14.9.37 | Janhaugite | | (Na,Ca) | | (Mn,Fe) | | (Ti,Zr,Nb) | | Si | | O | | (OH,F,O) | | |
| | 14.9.38 | Koashvite | |
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Other Names for Delindeite |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Delindeite |
| Reference List: | Appleman, D.E., Evan, H.T., Jr., Nord, G.L., Dwornik, E.J. and Milton, Charles (1987): DeLindeite and lourenswalsite, two new titanosilicates from the Magnet Cove region, Arkansas. Mineralogical Magazine: 51, 417-425.
American Mineralogist: 73: 1493-1494.
Canadian Mineralogist: 39: 1307-1316.
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