Dualite Mineral Data

General Dualite Information

Chemical Formula:

Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 5,953.87 gm

Potassium 0.07 % K 0.08 % K₂O

Barium 0.23 % Ba 0.26 % BaO

Sodium 13.20 % Na 17.80 % Na₂O

Strontium 1.16 % Sr 1.37 % SrO

Calcium 5.76 % Ca 8.05 % CaO

La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm, 3.07 % RE 3.58 % REE₂O₃

Zirconium 4.00 % Zr 5.40 % ZrO₂

Titanium 2.65 % Ti 4.41 % TiO₂

Manganese 2.00 % Mn 2.59 % MnO

Niobium 1.36 % Nb 1.94 % Nb₂O₅

Aluminum 0.10 % Al 0.20 % Al₂O₃

Iron 0.82 % Fe 1.05 % FeO

Silicon 24.03 % Si 51.42 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.16 % H 1.39 % H₂O

Chlorine 0.58 % Cl 0.58 % Cl

- % Cl -0.13 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 40.81 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_29.79Ba_0.1K_0.1Ca_8.55Na_1.39REE_1.27Sr_0.79Na_3.01Mn²⁺_1.35Fe²⁺_0.87Ti_0.77Zr_2.61Nb_0.39 Ti_2.52Nb_0.48Mn²⁺_0.82Si_0.18Si_50.77Cl_0.98

Environment:

Found as sporadic, irregularly shaped grains up to 0.3-0.5 mm across in a peralkaline pegmatoid. Eudialyte group.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Mt. Alluaiv, Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

The name is derived from Latin dualis (dual) alluding to the dual taxonomic membership of this mineral, which is at the same time zirconosilicate and titanosilicate.

Synonym:

IMA2005-019

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Dualite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:4.29025

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.153, c = 60.72, Z = 3; V = 10,533.18 Den(Calc)= 2.82

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Ditrigonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.964(1), 2.839(0.9), 1.77(0.6),1.362(0.5), 4.31(0.5), 7.11(0.4), 2.675(0.3),

Physical Properties of Dualite

Color:

Yellow.

Density:

2.84

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Dualite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.012 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.019 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2168,KPDmeas= 0.2153,KC= 0.2128
Ncalc = 1.6

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.61, e=1.613, bire=0.0030.

Calculated Properties of Dualite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.77 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Dualite =2.84 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_Dualite= 30.33 barns/electron
U=PE_Dualite x r_electron= 84.17 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 3,213.61 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Dualite per GRapi unit = 311.18 (PPM)

**Estimated Radioactivity from Dualite** - mild
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *	Calculated Activity Becquerels (Bq)	Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)	Estimated Activity GR(api)	Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 8.76 cm	69,071	1.87E-06	3,213.61	1.06
100 gm / 4.07 cm	6,907	1.87E-07	321.36	0.11
10 gm / 1.89 cm	691	1.87E-08	32.14	0.01
1 gm / 8.76 mm	69	1.87E-09	3.21	0.00
0.1 gm / 4.07 mm	7	1.87E-10	0.32	0.00
0.01 gm / 1.89 mm	1	1.87E-11	0.03	0.00
0.001 gm / 0.88 mm	0	1.87E-12	0.00	0.00

Weight of pure Dualite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.84 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 0.15 % Th) From Sum REE Elements ( 3.07 % REE)

Dualite Classification

Dana Class:

64.01.01.21 (64)Cyclosilicates

(64.01)Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups with mixed ring types

(64.01.01)Eudialyte Group

64.01.01.01 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

64.01.01.02 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

64.01.01.03 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m

64.01.01.04 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.05 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.06 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

64.01.01.07 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.08 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.09 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.11 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.12 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.13 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.14 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.15 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m

64.01.01.16 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

64.01.01.17 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.18 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.19 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m

64.01.01.20 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.21 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m

64.01.01.22 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3

Strunz Class:

09.CO.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.C - Cyclosilicates

09.CO -[Si9O27]18- 9-membered rings

09.CO.10 Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl•2(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

09.CO.10 Eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

09.CO.10 Kentbrooksite! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6MnZr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Labyrinthite! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Carbokentbrooksite! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Zirsilite-(Ce)! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Mogovidite! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Voronkovite! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O R 3 3

09.CO.10 Taseqite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Aqualite! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Raslakite! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Feklichevite! Na11Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Ikranite! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Khomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Manganokhomyakovite! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Oneillite! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 R 3 3

09.CO.10 Ferrokentbrooksite! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Rastsvetaevite! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Johnsenite-(Ce)! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Georgbarsanovite! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Golyshevite! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe,Fe)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O R 3m 3m

09.CO.10 Dualite! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 R 3m 3m

Other Dualite Information

References:

NAME( Geology of Ore Deposits, v50:574) PHYS. PROP.(Geology of Ore Deposits, v50:574) OPTIC PROP.(Geology of Ore Deposits, v50:574)

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Dualite

Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9
Dana No: 64.01.01.21 Strunz No: 09.CO.10
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