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Chayesite

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Basalt quarry, Pauliberg Mt., Kobersdorf, Oberpullendorf, Burgenland, Austria
© O. Dziallas

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Formula:
K(Mg,Fe)
 
4
FeSi
 
12
O
 
30
System:HexagonalColour:Blue
Hardness:5 - 6
Name:For Dr. Felix Chayes, Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory,
Washington D. C.
This page provides mineralogical data about Chayesite.

Classification of Chayesite

IMA status:Approved 1987
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/E.22-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.CM.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
M : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered double rings (sechser-Doppelringe)
Dana 8th edition ID:63.2.1a.2

63 : CYCLOSILICATES Condensed Rings
2 : Condensed Rings (Milarite - Osumilite group)
Hey's CIM Ref.:14.24.6

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
24 : Silicates of Fe, Mg and alkalis
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Type Occurrence of Chayesite

Type Locality:Moon Canyon, Woodland, Summit Co., Utah, USA
General Appearance of Type Material:Laths to 100 microns.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:Smithsonian NMNH 165807
Year of Discovery:1989
Geological Setting of type material:Rock forming mineral in lamproite
Associated Minerals at type locality:
K Feldspar

Physical Properties of Chayesite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Blue
Hardness (Mohs):5 - 6
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:None Observed
Density (calculated):2.68 g/cm3

Crystallography of Chayesite

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Cell Parameters:a = 10.15Å, c = 14.38Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.417
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,282.99 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Chayesite

Type:Uniaxial (+)
RI values: nω = 1.575 nε = 1.578
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.003

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low
Pleochroism:Strong
Comments:O= sky blue
E= colorless

Chemical Properties of Chayesite

Formula:
K(Mg,Fe)
 
4
FeSi
 
12
O
 
30
Essential elements:Fe, K, Mg, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Fe, K, Mg, O, Si
Common Impurities:Ti,Al,Mn,Na,K

Relationship of Chayesite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
9.CM.05Armenite
BaCa
 
2
Al
 
6
Si
 
9
O
 
30
·2H
 
2
O
9.CM.05Brannockite
(K,Na)Li
 
3
Sn
 
2
Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Darapiosite
KNa
 
2
Li(Mn,Zn)
 
2
ZrSi
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Eifelite
KNa
 
3
Mg
 
4
Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Merrihueite
(K,Na)
 
2
(Fe,Mg)
 
5
Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Milarite
K
 
2
Ca
 
4
Al
 
2
Be
 
4
Si
 
24
O
 
60
·H
 
2
O
9.CM.05Osumilite-(Mg)
(K,Na)(Mg,Fe)
 
2
(Al,Fe)
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
12
O
 
30
·H
 
2
O
9.CM.05Osumilite
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)
 
2
(Al,Fe)
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
12
O
 
30
·H
 
2
O
9.CM.05Poudretteite
KNa
 
2
B
 
3
Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Roedderite
(Na,K)
 
2
(Mg,Fe)
 
5
Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Sogdianite
(K,Na)
 
2
(Li,Fe)
 
3
(Zr,Ti,Fe)Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Sugilite
KNa
 
2
(Fe,Mn,Al)
 
2
Li
 
3
Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Yagiite
(Na,K)
 
3
Mg
 
4
(Al,Mg)
 
6
(Si,Al)
 
24
O
 
60
9.CM.05Berezanskite
KLi
 
3
Ti
 
2
Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Dusmatovite
K(K,Na,[ ])(Mn
2+
 
,Y,Zr)
 
2
(Zn,Li)
 
3
Si
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Shibkovite
K(Ca,Mn,Na)
 
2
(K
 
2-x
,□
 
x
)
 
2
ZnSi
 
12
O
 
30
9.CM.05Almarudite
(K,Na)(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
(Be,Al)
 
3
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
9.CM.05Trattnerite
([],K)(Mg, Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
Fe
3+
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
9.CM.05Oftedalite
(Sc,Ca,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
K[(Be,Al)
 
3
Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
9.CM.10Faizievite
K
 
2
Na(Ca
 
6
Na)Ti
 
4
Li
 
6
[F
 
2
|Si
 
24
O
 
66
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
14.24.1Magnesioriebeckite
[ ][Na
 
2
][Mg
 
3
Fe
3+
2
][(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
8
O
 
22
]
14.24.2Magnesio-arfvedsonite
[Na][Na
 
2
][Mg
 
4
Fe
3+
 
][(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
8
O
 
22
]
14.24.3Celadonite
K(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)(Fe
3+
 
,Al)[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
14.24.4Roedderite
(Na,K)
 
2
(Mg,Fe)
 
5
Si
 
12
O
 
30
14.24.5Merrihueite
(K,Na)
 
2
(Fe,Mg)
 
5
Si
 
12
O
 
30

Other Names for Chayesite

Synonyms:
IMA1987-059
German names:
Chayesit
Russian names:
Чейесит
Spanish names:
Chayesita

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.

References for Chayesite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 74: 1368-1373.

Mineralogical Magazine: 58: 655-662.

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    Localities for Chayesite

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    Austria
     
    • Burgenland
      • Oberpullendorf
        • Kobersdorf
          • Pauliberg Mt.
    		O Dziallas collection
    Spain
     
    • Castile-La Mancha
      • Albacete
        • Cancarix
    		Lapis 2003(1), 8 Am Min 74:1368-1373
    USA
     
    • Utah
      • Summit Co.
        • Woodland
    		AM 74 (1989), 1368; HB2/1 (1995); Mitt. Abt. Miner. Landesmuseum Joanneum 60/61 (1996), 77
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