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Ferrochiavennite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Ferrochiavennite

Ferrochiavennite dike, Blåfjell, Kokkersvold - Blåfjell E18 roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Ferrochiavennite, etc.

Ferrochiavennite dike, Blåfjell, Kokkersvold - Blåfjell E18 roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Ferrochiavennite

A/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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Ferrochiavennite

Ferrochiavennite dike, Blåfjell, Kokkersvold - Blåfjell E18 roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Ferrochiavennite, etc.

Ferrochiavennite dike, Blåfjell, Kokkersvold - Blåfjell E18 roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Ferrochiavennite

A/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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Ferrochiavennite

Ferrochiavennite dike, Blåfjell, Kokkersvold - Blåfjell E18 roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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Ferrochiavennite, etc.

Ferrochiavennite dike, Blåfjell, Kokkersvold - Blåfjell E18 roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
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About FerrochiavenniteHide

Formula:
Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2] · 2H2O
Colour:
Beige, pale yellow, pale green
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
3
Specific Gravity:
2.67
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Zeolite Group
Name:
Fe-dominant analogue of chiavennite.
Isostructural with:
Chiavennite
Interrupted framework zeolite. Fe-dominant analogue of chiavennite. See the latter species page for structure details.



Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
43568
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:43568:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
8ba32a24-8a66-4ad7-96ed-7c7215e05f32

IMA Classification of FerrochiavenniteHide

Classification of FerrochiavenniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):
9.GF.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H2O; zeolite family
F : Other Rare Zeolites

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference
FcveIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of FerrochiavenniteHide

Lustre:
Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Beige, pale yellow, pale green
Streak:
White
Hardness:
3 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
2.67(2) g/cm3 (Measured)    2.709 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Measured by flotation in heavy liquids

Optical Data of FerrochiavenniteHide

Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.583(1) nβ = 1.589(2) nγ = 1.602
2V:
Measured: 62° (4), Calculated: 69°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.019
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
Could not be measured
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of FerrochiavenniteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2] · 2H2O
Elements listed:
Al, Be, Ca, Fe, H, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of FerrochiavenniteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Setting:
P21/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.759 Å, b = 4.864 Å, c = 31.258 Å
β = 90.31°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.801 : 1 : 6.426
Unit Cell V:
1,331.69 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Spherules up to ~ 2 mm in diameter (Blåfjell). Individual crystals are about 0.2 × 0.2 × 0.02 mm, platy on {001} and spear shaped along [100].
Twinning:
common, on {100}

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
15.555 Å(100)
4.104 Å(29)
3.938 Å(36)
3.909 Å(60)
3.820 Å(30)
3.251 Å(66)
3.186 Å(27)
2.884 Å(64)
Comments:
From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
Geological Setting:
Syenite pegmatite dikes in the Larvik Plutonic Complex

Type Occurrence of FerrochiavenniteHide

Co-Type Localities:
ⓘ Ferrochiavennite dike, Blåfjell (E18 roadcuts), Kokkersvold - Blåfjell E18 roadcuts, Langangen, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
ⓘ A/S Granit Quarry, Tuften, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
General Appearance of Type Material:
Beige to pale yellow spherules up to ~ 2 mm in diameter (Blåfjell); Very pale green spherules up to 1 mm across, often only in the rim of the spherules (Tvedalite in the center) (AS Granit Quarry),
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada, specimen number CNMMC 86554, and the Natural History Museum, Oslo, Norway, specimen numbers 43434 and 43435
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In a syenite pegmatite at Langangen, Blåfjell, Norway (59º5’34’’N 9º41’38’’E) and the A/S Granite Quarry, Tvedalen, Vestfold, Norway
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
ZirconTvedalitePyriteNephelineMagnetite
HambergiteFayaliteAnalcimeAlbite
Reference:
Grice, J. D., Kristiansen, R., Friis, H., Rowe, R., Poirier, G.G., Selbekk, R.S., Cooper, M.A. & Larsen, A.O. (2013): Ferrochiavennite, a new beryllium silicate zeolite from syenite pegmatites in the Larvik Plutonic Complex, Oslo region, Southern Norway. Canadian Mineralogist: 51: 285-296

Synonyms of FerrochiavenniteHide

Relationship of Ferrochiavennite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Zeolite Group
Other Members of this group:
AlflarseniteNaCa2Be3Si4O13(OH) · 2H2OMon. 2 : P21
AmiciteK2Na2Al4Si4O16 · 5H2OMon. 2
Ammonioleucite(NH4)(AlSi2O6)Tet. 4/m : I41/a
AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2OTric. 1 : P1
Bellbergite(K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4[Al3Si3O12]6 · 30H2OHex.
BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2OTric. 1 : P1
BoggsiteCa8Na3(Si,Al)96O192 · 70H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
Brewsterite SubgroupZeolite Group.
Chabazite-Levyne SubgroupM[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
ChiavenniteCaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Dachiardite SubgroupZeolite Group.
DirenzoiteNaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120) · 36H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2OOrth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2OMon.
Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Ferrierite SubgroupZeolite Group.
Flörkeite(K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32] · 12H2OTric. 1 : P1
Garronite Subgroup
GaultiteNa4Zn2Si7O18 · 5H2OOrth. mm2 : Fdd2
Gismondine SubgroupZeolite Group.
Gmelinite SubgroupIn 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K.
GobbinsiteNa5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
GoosecreekiteCa[Al2Si6O16] · 5H2OMon. 2 : P21
GottardiiteNa3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272 · 93H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
HsianghualiteCa3Li2(Be3Si3O12)F2Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2
KirchhoffiteCs(BSi2O6)Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/acd
LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Loomisite Ba[Be2P2O8] · H2OMon. m
LovdariteK2Na6Be4Si14O36 · 9H2OOrth. mm2
MaricopaitePb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100 · 32H2OOrth.
MartinandresiteBa2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
Mazzite SubgroupZeolite Group.
Merlinoite(K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Immm
Montesommaite(K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2OOrth. mm2 : Fdd2
Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2OOrth.
MutinaiteNa3Ca4Si85Al11O192 · 60H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
NabesiteNa2BeSi4O10 · 4H2OOrth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
Natrolite SubgroupA subgroup of the Zeolite Group.
OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2OHex. 6 m2 : P6m2
PahasapaiteLi8(Ca,Li,K)10.5Be24(PO4)24 · 38H2OIso. 2 3 : I2 3
ParthéiteCa2(Si4Al4) O15 (OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
Paulingite SubgroupPaulingite was originally described in 1960.
PerlialiteK9Na(Ca,Sr)[Al2Si4O12]6 · 15H2OHex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
Phillipsite SubgroupZeolite Group.
Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2OIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
RoggianiteCa2Be(OH)2Al2Si4O13 · 2.5H2OTet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mcm
Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Terranovaite(Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160 · 29H2OOrth.
Thomsonite SubgroupThe large majority of "thomsonite" is thomsonite-Ca.
Tschernichite(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2OTet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
TschörtneriteCa4(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)3Cu3[Al3Si3O12]4(OH)8 · nH2OIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
UM1996-38-SiO:AlCaHNaNa-Ca-Al-Si-O-H
UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNaK7Na5Al12Si20O64 · 24H2O
UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa(Mg,Ca,Na,K)7.5(Al12.8Si51.2)O128 · 65H2OTet. 4 2 2 : P41 2 2
Unnamed (Ca analogue of Merlinoite)(Ca,K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O ?
WairakiteCa(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
WeinebeneiteCaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. m : Bb
Wenkite(Ba,K)4(Ca,Na)6[(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2](SO4)3 · 0.5H2OHex. 6 m2 : P62m
WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2OTric. 1 : P1
YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2OMon. m : Pb

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Ferrochiavennite associated with AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

9.GF.05Terranovaite(Na,Ca)8(Si68Al12)O160 · 29H2OOrth.
9.GF.10GottardiiteNa3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272 · 93H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
9.GF.15LovdariteK2Na6Be4Si14O36 · 9H2OOrth. mm2
9.GF.20GaultiteNa4Zn2Si7O18 · 5H2OOrth. mm2 : Fdd2
9.GF.25ChiavenniteCaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
9.GF.30Tschernichite(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2OTet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
9.GF.35MutinaiteNa3Ca4Si85Al11O192 · 60H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
9.GF.40TschörtneriteCa4(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)3Cu3[Al3Si3O12]4(OH)8 · nH2OIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
9.GF.50Thornasite(Na,K)12Th3[Si8O19]4 · 18H2OTrig. 3m : R3m
9.GF.55DirenzoiteNaK6MgCa2(Al13Si47O120) · 36H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
9.GF.60MeieriteBa44Si66Al30O192Cl25(OH)33Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Im3m
9.GF.65RongibbsitePb2(Si4Al)O11(OH) Mon. 2/m : B2/m

Fluorescence of FerrochiavenniteHide

In UV light:
Non-fluorescent

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for FerrochiavenniteHide

References for FerrochiavenniteHide

Localities for FerrochiavenniteHide

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Locality ListHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Norway
 
  • Telemark
    • Porsgrunn
      • Langangen
        • Kokkersvold - Blåfjell E18 roadcuts
Grice et al. (2013)
Grice et al. (2013)
  • Vestfold
    • Larvik
      • Tvedalen
        • Tuften
Grice et al. (2013)
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