Perraultite Mineral Data

General Perraultite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,Ca)2(Ba,K)2(Mn++,Fe++)8(Ti,Nb)4Si8O32(OH,F,O)6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,766.01 gm

Potassium 1.11 % K 1.33 % K₂O

Barium 11.66 % Ba 13.02 % BaO

Sodium 1.95 % Na 2.63 % Na₂O

Calcium 1.13 % Ca 1.59 % CaO

Titanium 10.30 % Ti 17.19 % TiO₂

Manganese 15.55 % Mn 20.08 % MnO

Niobium 1.05 % Nb 1.51 % Nb₂O₅

Iron 9.49 % Fe 12.20 % FeO

Silicon 12.72 % Si 27.22 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.26 % H 2.30 % H₂O

Oxygen 32.61 % O

Fluorine 2.15 % F 2.15 % F

- % F -0.91 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.32 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_1.5K_0.5Ca_0.5Ba_1.5Mn²⁺₅Fe²⁺₃Ti_3.8Nb_0.2Si₈O₃₂(OH)_3.5F₂(H₂O)_0.5

Environment:

In pegmatite dikes. Probable analog of jinshajiangite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1991

Locality:

DeMix quarry, Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Guy Perault (1937-) of Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Canada.

Name Pronunciation:

Perraultite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 87533

IMA1984-033

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Perraultite Image

Images:

Perraultite

Comments: Dark red prismatic crystal of perraultite to 1mm in matrix.
Location: Mariupol massif, Azov Sea Region, Ukraine. Scale: Picture size 3 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Perraultite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7492:1:1.7536

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.371, b = 13.841, c = 24.272, Z = 4; beta = 121.19° V = 2,980.51 Den(Calc)= 3.94

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: C 2

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.474(1), 10.43(0.42), 2.606(0.4),

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Yamnova N A , Egorov-Tismenko Y K , Pekov I V , Crystallography Reports , 43 (1998) p.401-410, Crystal structure of perraultite from the coastal region of the Sea of Azov, Locality: Sea of Azov, Mariupol massif, Ukraine

Physical Properties of Perraultite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Color:

Orange brown.

Density:

3.71

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Twinning Common - Crystals are usually twinned.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

light brown

Optical Properties of Perraultite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.045 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.1 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2043,KPDmeas= 0.217,KC= 0.2271
Ncalc = 1.84 - 1.89

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.785, b=1.81, g=1.82, bire=0.0350, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=66. Dispersion r << v strong.

Pleochroism (x):

light yellow.

Pleochroism (y):

light yellow.

Pleochroism (z):

dark orange brown.

Calculated Properties of Perraultite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.52 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Perraultite =3.71 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_Perraultite= 60.38 barns/electron
U=PE_Perraultite x r_electron= 212.40 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 15.13 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Perraultite per GRapi unit = 6.61 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Perraultite - barely detectable

Perraultite Classification

Dana Class:

78.01.05.02 (78)Unclassified silicates

(78.01)possible nesosilicates

(78.01.05)Jinshianghite group

78.01.05.01 Jinshajiangite Na2K5BaCa(Fe,Mn)8(Ti,Fe,Nb,Zr)4Si8O32(O,F,H2O)6 C 2/m,Cm,C 2 Mono

78.01.05.02 Perraultite (Na,Ca)2(Ba,K)2(Mn,Fe)8(Ti,Nb)4Si8O32(OH,F,O)6 C 2 2

Strunz Class:

09.BE.67 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BE -Si2O7 groups with additional anions;

09.BE.67 Jinshajiangite Na2K5BaCa(Fe,Mn)8(Ti,Fe,Nb,Zr)4Si8O32(O,F,H2O)6 C 2/m,Cm,C 2 Mono

09.BE.67 Perraultite (Na,Ca)2(Ba,K)2(Mn,Fe)8(Ti,Nb)4Si8O32(OH,F,O)6 C 2 2

09.BE.67 Surkhobite KBa3Ca2Na2(Mn,Fe,Fe)16Ti8(Si2O7)8O8(OH)4(F,O,OH)8 C 2 2

Other Perraultite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.86) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

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

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Perraultite

(Na,Ca)2(Ba,K)2(Mn++,Fe++)8(Ti,Nb)4Si8O32(OH,F,O)6
Dana No: 78.01.05.02 Strunz No: 09.BE.67
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