Germanate-celsian
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
BaAl2Ge2O8
An artificial analogue of celsian with Ge in place of Si.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9370
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9370:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
f6435baa-0b46-4b40-a4da-6aec7e3ca169
Classification of Germanate-celsian
9.FA.30 va
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O
A : Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O
A : Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions
Chemical Properties of Germanate-celsian
Formula:
BaAl2Ge2O8
Elements listed:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
9.FA. | Hexacelsian | BaAl2Si2O8 | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mcm |
9.FA. | Wodegongjieite | KCa3(Al7Si9)O32 | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc |
9.FA.05 | Kaliophilite | KAlSiO4 | Trig. 3 : P3 |
9.FA.05 | Kalsilite | KAlSiO4 | Hex. 6 2 2 : P63 2 2 |
9.FA.05 | Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) | Hex. 6 : P63 |
9.FA.05 | Panunzite | (K,Na)AlSiO4 | Hex. 6 : P63 |
9.FA.05 | Trikalsilite | K2NaAl3(SiO4)3 | Hex. 6 : P63 |
9.FA.05 | Yoshiokaite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)O4] | Trig. 3 : P3 |
9.FA.05 | Carnegieite | NaAlSiO4 | Tric. |
9.FA.05 va | Germanate-nepheline | (Na,K)AlGeO4 | |
9.FA.05 | Megakalsilite | KAlSiO4 | Hex. 6 : P63 |
9.FA.05 | Trinepheline | NaAlSiO4 | Hex. 6 : P61 |
9.FA.05 | Davidsmithite | (Ca,â—»)2Na6Al8Si8O32 | Hex. 6 : P63 |
9.FA.10 | Malinkoite | NaBSiO4 | Hex. 6 : P63 |
9.FA.15 | Virgilite | LiAlSi2O6 | Hex. 6 2 2 : P62 2 2 |
9.FA.25 | Lisitsynite | KBSi2O6 | Orth. 2 2 2 : P2 2 2 |
9.FA.30 | Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3O8) | Mon. 2 : P21 |
9.FA.30 | Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) | Mon. 2/m |
9.FA.30 | Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) | Tric. 1 |
9.FA.30 | Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.FA.30 | Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.FA.30 | Rubicline | Rb(AlSi3O8) | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.FA.30 | Monalbite | NaAlSi3O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.FA.30 | Ferrisanidine | K[Fe3+Si3O8] | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
9.FA.35 | Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) | Tric. 1 |
9.FA.35 | Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.FA.35 | Reedmergnerite | NaBSi3O8 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
9.FA.40 | Paracelsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.FA.45 | Svyatoslavite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | Mon. 2 : P21 |
9.FA.45 | Kumdykolite | Na(AlSi3O8) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
9.FA.50 | Slawsonite | Sr(Al2Si2O8) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
9.FA.55 | Lisetite | CaNa2Al4Si4O16 | Orth. mm2 |
9.FA.60 | Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 | Orth. mm2 : Iba2 |
9.FA.60 | Stronalsite | Na2SrAl4Si4O16 | Orth. |
9.FA.65 | Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
9.FA.65 | Maleevite | BaB2Si2O8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
9.FA.65 | Pekovite | SrB2Si2O8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
9.FA.70 | Stöfflerite | CaAl2Si2O8 | Tet. 4/m : I4/m |
9.FA.70 | Lingunite | (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 | Tet. 4/m : I4/m |
9.FA.70 | Liebermannite | KAlSi3O8 | Tet. 4/m : I4/m |
9.FA.75 | Kokchetavite | K(AlSi3O8) | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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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