Classification of Farneseite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2004 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 8/J.0-
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 9.FB.05
9 : SILICATES (Germanates) F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O B : Tektosilicates with additional anions |
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Type Occurrence of Farneseite |
| Type Locality: | Fosso della Nova, Farnese, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy |
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Crystallography of Farneseite |
| Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 6/m - Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | P63/m |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 12.8784Å, c = 37.0078Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 2.874 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 5,315.54 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 5.404 | | (20) | | 3.862 | | (23) | | 3.722 | | (100) | | 3.668 | | (26) | | 3.485 | | (65) | | 3.119 | | (36) | | 2.648 | | (32) |
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| Comments: | From type description. |
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Chemical Properties of Farneseite |
| Formula: | | (Na,Ca,K) | | [(SO | | ) | | |Al | | Si | | O | | ] · 6H | | O |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Al, Ca, H, K, Na, O, S, Si |
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Relationship of Farneseite to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Farneseite |
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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 Farneseite |
| Reference List: | F. Cámara, F. Bellatreccia, G. Della Ventura and A. Mottana (2005): "Farneseite, a new mineral of the cancrinite-sodalite group with a 14-layer stacking sequence: occurrence and crystal structure", Eur. J. Mineral. 17, 839-846. |
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