Sverigeite

Sverigeite

Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Sverigeite

Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Sverigeite

Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Sverigeite

Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Sverigeite

Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Sverigeite

Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

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Formula:

NaMnMgSnBe₂(SiO₄)₃(OH)

Colour:

Yellow in transmitted light, pale yellow to yellow

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

6½

Specific Gravity:

3.6

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named for the country of origin, Sweden (Sverige).

Type Locality:

ⓘ Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Occurs as platy aggregates.

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Physical Properties of SverigeiteHide

Optical Data of SverigeiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.678 n_β = 1.684 n_γ = 1.699

2V:

Measured: 65° to 69°, Calculated: 66°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.021

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Dispersion:

r < v strong

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

Pleochroism moderate; X=yellow; Y~Z=pale yellow

Comments:

Orientation: Z=b. Absorption: X>Y~Z

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0001282	Sverigeite	Rouse R C, Peacor D R, Metz G W (1989) Sverigeite, a structure containing planar NaO4 groups and chains of 3- and 4-membered beryllosilicate rings American Mineralogist 74 1343-1350		1989		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Sverigeite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Rouse R C' 'Peacor D R' 'Metz G W' _journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist' _journal_volume 74 _journal_year 1989 _journal_page_first 1343 _journal_page_last 1350 _publ_section_title ; Sverigeite, a structure containing planar NaO4 groups and chains of 3- and 4-membered beryllosilicate rings ; _database_code_amcsd 0001282 _chemical_formula_sum 'Sn (Mn1.37 Mg.63) Na Si3 Be2 O13 H' _cell_length_a 10.815 _cell_length_b 13.273 _cell_length_c 6.818 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 978.707 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 3.689 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'I m m a' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,1/2+z' 'x,1/2-y,z' '1/2+x,-y,1/2+z' '-x,1/2+y,-z' '1/2-x,+y,1/2-z' '-x,y,z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z' 'x,-y,-z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2-z' 'x,1/2+y,-z' '1/2+x,+y,1/2-z' '-x,1/2-y,z' '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z' '-x,-y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,1/2-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_occupancy _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv Sn 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 ? Mn1 0.25000 0.62910 0.25000 0.68500 ? Mg1 0.25000 0.62910 0.25000 0.31500 ? Na 0.00000 0.00000 0.50000 1.00000 ? Si1 0.00000 0.25000 0.86060 1.00000 ? Si2 0.25000 0.08320 0.25000 1.00000 ? Be 0.63530 0.25000 0.02620 1.00000 0.00510 O1 0.78550 0.14790 0.44210 1.00000 0.00950 O2 0.86640 0.00210 0.21300 1.00000 0.00820 O3 0.12130 0.25000 0.72110 1.00000 0.00470 O4 0.00000 0.35010 0.99320 1.00000 0.01290 O-H5 0.00000 0.25000 0.38340 1.00000 0.01800 loop_ _atom_site_aniso_label _atom_site_aniso_U_11 _atom_site_aniso_U_22 _atom_site_aniso_U_33 _atom_site_aniso_U_12 _atom_site_aniso_U_13 _atom_site_aniso_U_23 Sn 0.00400 0.00690 0.00230 0.00000 0.00000 0.00040 Mn1 0.00850 0.00710 0.00630 0.00000 0.00080 0.00000 Mg1 0.00850 0.00710 0.00630 0.00000 0.00080 0.00000 Na 0.03980 0.14530 0.01390 0.00000 0.00000 -0.01240 Si1 0.00030 0.00910 0.00270 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 Si2 0.00340 0.00770 0.00260 0.00000 0.00090 0.00000

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Localities for SverigeiteHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Sweden (TL)
Värmland County Filipstad ⓘ Långban (TL)	GFF,(1984) 106, 175-177; Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.