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Mosandrite-(Ce) (Mosandrit)

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Mosandrit mit Eudialyt
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Mosandrit mit Eudialyt
Größe: 40x39 mm; Fundort: Kipawa-Komplex, Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township, Témiscamingue Co., Quebéc, Kanada
Copyright: Michael Roarke; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Kanada/Québec/Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Region/Témiscamingue, RCM/Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue/Kipawa-Komplex
Mineral: Mosandrite-(Ce)
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Mosandrit mit Eudialyt

Größe: 40x39 mm; Fundort: Kipawa-Komplex, Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township, Témiscamingue Co., Quebéc, Kanada
Copyright: Michael Roarke
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-03-07
Locality: Kipawa-Komplex / Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue / Témiscamingue, RCM / Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Region / Québec / Kanada
Mosandrit (br)
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Mosandrit (br)
Schw? Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, NO. BB: 7cm.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Doc Diether
Location: Norwegen/Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz/Larvik/Tvedalen
Mineral: Mosandrite-(Ce)
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Mosandrit (br)

Schw? Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, NO. BB: 7cm.
Collection: Doc Diether
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2021-06-09
Locality: Tvedalen / Larvik / Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz / Norwegen
Mosandrit
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Mosandrit
Fundort: Låven, Langesundsfjord, Vestfold, Norwegen; Kristall 6,5 cm
Copyright: Michael K.; Contribution: Michael K.
Collection: Michael K.
Location: Norwegen/Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz/Larvik/Langesundsfjord/Laven (Skadön)
Mineral: Mosandrite-(Ce)
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Mosandrit

Fundort: Låven, Langesundsfjord, Vestfold, Norwegen; Kristall 6,5 cm
Collection: Michael K.
Copyright: Michael K.
Contribution: Michael K. 2010-01-10
Locality: Laven (Skadön) / Langesundsfjord / Larvik / Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz / Norwegen
Mosandrit
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Mosandrit
Steinbruch Saga, Tvedalen, Brunlanes, Vestfold, Norwegen, Länge der Kristalle ca. 10 cm
Copyright: Michael K.; Contribution: Michael K.
Collection: Michael K.
Location: Norwegen/Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz/Larvik/Tvedalen/Saga-Larvikit-Steinbruch
Mineral: Mosandrite-(Ce)
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Mosandrit

Steinbruch Saga, Tvedalen, Brunlanes, Vestfold, Norwegen, Länge der Kristalle ca. 10 cm
Collection: Michael K.
Copyright: Michael K.
Contribution: Michael K. 2010-01-10
Locality: Saga-Larvikit-Steinbruch / Tvedalen / Larvik / Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz / Norwegen
Mosandrit
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Mosandrit
Größe: 3,5 x 2,5 x 2 cm, Fundort: Kipawa-Komplex, Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township, Témiscamingue Co., Quebéc, Kanada
Copyright: Maggie Wilson; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Kanada/Québec/Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Region/Témiscamingue, RCM/Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue/Kipawa-Komplex
Mineral: Mosandrite-(Ce)
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Mosandrit

Größe: 3,5 x 2,5 x 2 cm, Fundort: Kipawa-Komplex, Sheffield Lake, Villedieu Township, Témiscamingue Co., Quebéc, Kanada
Copyright: Maggie Wilson
Contribution: thdun5 2011-02-20
Locality: Kipawa-Komplex / Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue / Témiscamingue, RCM / Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Region / Québec / Kanada
Mosandrit
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Mosandrit
Größe: 25 mm; Fundort: Barkevik, Langesundsfjord, Provinz Vestfold, Norwegen
Copyright: Rock Currier; Contribution: slugslayer
Collection: British Museum of Natural History
Location: Norwegen/Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz/Larvik/Langesundsfjord/Barkevik
Mineral: Mosandrite-(Ce)
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Mosandrit

Größe: 25 mm; Fundort: Barkevik, Langesundsfjord, Provinz Vestfold, Norwegen
Collection: British Museum of Natural History
Copyright: Rock Currier
Contribution: slugslayer 2011-12-15
Locality: Barkevik / Langesundsfjord / Larvik / Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz / Norwegen

Collectors Summary

Color gelblichgrün, braun
Hardness (Mohs) 5
Solubility +++ HCl
Crystal System monoklin, P21

Chemism

Chemical formula

Ti(☐,Ca,Na)3(Ca,REE)4(Si2O7)2[H2O,OH,F]4·H2O

Chemical composition

Calcium, Natrium, Silicium, Titan, Fluor, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff, Vakanz, REE

Unit weight: 780.664246378 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 39

Info

Empirical formula:

Ti(Vc0.6Ca0.3Na0.1)3(Ca0.75REE0.25)4(Si2O7)2[(H2O)0.6(OH)0.3F0.1]4·H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Vacancy

Vc

0.00

1.8

4.62

0.0000000

0.0000000
Hydrogen

H

1.03

8

20.51

1.0079470

8.0635760
Oxygen

O

38.12

18.6

47.69

15.9994300

297.5893980
Fluorine

F

0.97

0.4

1.03

18.9984033

7.5993613
Sodium

Na

0.88

0.3

0.77

22.9897702

6.8969311
Silicon

Si

14.39

4

10.26

28.0855300

112.3421200
Calcium

Ca

20.02

3.9

10.00

40.0784000

156.3057600
Titanium

Ti

6.13

1

2.56

47.8671000

47.8671000
Rare Earth

REE

18.45

1

2.56

144.0000000

144.0000000

Analysis wt%

SiO2 : 29.80, Nb2O5 : 6.63, TiO2 : 5.37, ZrO2 : 0.63, Y2O3 : 1.07, La2O3 : 2.64, Ce2O3 : 8.62, Pr2O3 : 1.36, Nd2O3 : 5.33, Sm2O3 : 0.98, CaO : 23.00, Na2O : 9.38, F : 6.57, Ln2O3 : 20.03 (Ref: Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, (Monatshefte) 89)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.BE.20

9: Silikate (Germanate)
B: Gruppensilikate (Sorosilikate)
E: Si2O7 Gruppen mit zusätzlichen Anionen; Kationen in oktahedraler [6] und größerer Koordination
20:Mosandrit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/C.12-010

VIII: SILIKATE
C: Gruppensilikate
12: Gruppensilikate [Si2O7] 6-, mit tetraederfremden Anionen (O,OH,F); Reihe Mosandrit-Rosenbuschit

Classification by Hölzel

9.BG.100

9: SILICATES
B: Sorosilicates
G: Mosandrite-Group

Dana 8th edition

56.02.05.01

56: Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O
02: Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F. and H2O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination
05: Mosandrite and related species

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), nach Neudefinition (2016 s.p.) anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Seidozerite supergroup  ⇒ Rinkite group

Optical Properties

Color

gelblichgrün, braun

max. Birefringence

0.02
Birefringence chart\! Mosandrite-(Ce) title=Birefringence chart Mosandrite-(Ce)

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.65

RI value β

1.66

RI value γ / ε

1.67

Ri mean

1.66

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 65°!

Crystallography

Crystal System

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2

Space Group number

4

Space Group

P21

Cell parameters a (Å)

7.418

Cell parameters b (Å)

5.679

Cell parameters c (Å)

18.873

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.306

Cell parameters c/b

3.323

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

101.42

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volumne (ų)

779.319

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

9.28(30),
2.945(100),
2.799(100),
2.706(70),
2.025(70),
1.853(100),
1.683(70),
1.587(70)
XRD chart Mosandrite-(Ce)

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

280 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.44 (gemessen)

3.327 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ HCl

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Norwegen/Vestfold og Telemark, Provinz/Larvik/Langesundsfjord/Laven (Skadön)

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Erdmann, 1841

References

Dana's New Mineralogy, (Gaines et. al.), 8th edition, (1997), 1168

Marco Bellezza, Stefano Merlino, Natale Perchiazzi: Mosandrite: structural and crystal-chemical relationships with rinkite. Can Mineral 47 (2009) S.897-908. Neudefinition

IMA 09-C, redefinition, Neue Mineralien, IMA Web-Seite, Okt. 2009

CNMNC Newsletter No. 33, October 2016, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 1135–1144. [umbenannt zu -(Ce)]

IMA group assignments

Other languages

German

Mosandrit-(Ce)

Spanish

Mosandrita

French

Mosandrite

English

Mosandrite-(Ce)

CNMNC Newsletter No. 33, October 2016, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 1135–1144. [umbenannt zu -(Ce)]

Russian

Мозандрит

old name

German

Mosandrit

English

Mosandrite

Alternative Name

German

Hydrorinkolit

Spanish

Hydrorinkolita

Hydrorinkolite

German

Johnstrupit

Spanish

Johnstrupita

Johnstrupite

German

Lovchorrit

Spanish

Lovchorrita

German

Rincolit

Spanish

Rincolita

Rincolite

Spanish

Rinkolita

English

Rinkolite

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Msd-Ce

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