Lisetite Mineral Data

General Lisetite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na2CaAl4Si4O16

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 562.32 gm

Sodium 8.18 % Na 11.02 % Na₂O

Calcium 7.13 % Ca 9.97 % CaO

Aluminum 19.19 % Al 36.26 % Al₂O₃

Silicon 19.98 % Si 42.74 % SiO₂

Oxygen 45.52 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₂CaAl₄Si₄O₁₆

Environment:

Found in a retrograde metamorphic environment.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1986

Locality:

Liset eclogite pod, Selje district, Western Gneiss region, Norway. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Lisetite

Synonym:

ICSD 20212

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Lisetite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4834:1:0.565

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.26, b = 17.086, c = 9.654, Z = 4; V = 1,362.47 Den(Calc)= 2.74

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: Pbc2

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.198(1), 4.162(0.44), 3.468(0.36),

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Rossi G , Oberti R , Smith D C , American Mineralogist , 71 (1986) p.1378-1383, Crystal structure of lisetite, CaNa2Al4Si4O16

Physical Properties of Lisetite

Color:

Colorless.

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Lisetite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2062,KC= 0.2059
Ncalc = 1.56

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), a=1.56, g=1.57, bire=0.0100

Calculated Properties of Lisetite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.71 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Lisetite =2.74 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0096446681
Boson Index = 0.9903553319

Photoelectric:

PE_Lisetite= 2.34 barns/electron
U=PE_Lisetite x rElectron Density= 6.33 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Lisetite is Not Radioactive

Lisetite Classification

Dana Class:

76.01.06.03 (76)Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework

(76.01)with Al-Si frameworks

(76.01.06)Banalsite group

76.01.06.01 Banalsite BaNa2Al4Si4O16 Iba2 mm2

76.01.06.02 Stronalsite SrNa2Al4Si4O16 Iba2 mm2

76.01.06.03 Lisetite Na2CaAl4Si4O16 Pbc2 mm2

76.01.06.04 Svyatoslavite CaAl2Si2O8 P 2₁ 2

Strunz Class:

09.FA.55 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.F - Tektosilicates without Zeolitic H2O

09.FA -Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions, (Al,B):Si = 1:1

09.FA.55 Lisetite Na2CaAl4Si4O16 Pbc2 mm2

Other Lisetite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.71,p1372-1377,1986) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.71,p1372-1377,1986)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Lisetite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Lisetite

Na2CaAl4Si4O16
Dana No: 76.01.06.03 Strunz No: 09.FA.55
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