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词条 Osumilite
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  1. Characteristics

  2. Occurrence

  3. See also

  4. References

{{Infobox mineral
| name = Osumilite
| category = Cyclosilicate
| boxwidth =
| boxbgcolor =
| image = Osumilite tablets with Mullite - Ochtendung, Eifel, Germany.jpg
| imagesize = 260px
| alt =
| caption = Osumilite tablets with mullite from Ochtendung, Eifel, Germany.
| formula = (K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
| dana = 63.02.01a.06
| strunz = 9.CM.05
| system = Hexagonal
| class = Dihexagonal dipyramidal (6mmm)
H-M symbol: (6/m 2/m 2/m)
| symmetry = P6/mcc
| unit cell = a = 10.15, c = 14.25 [Å]; Z = 2
| color = Black, dark blue, dark brown, pink, gray
| habit = Crystals tabular to prismatic also anhedral and massive
| twinning = Rarely
| cleavage = None
| fracture = Subconchoidal
| mohs = 5 - 6
| diaphaneity = Translucent
| luster = Vitreous
| refractive = w=1.545-1.547, e=1.549-1.551
| opticalprop = Uniaxial (+) anomalously biaxial
| birefringence = 0.004
| pleochroism = Strong
| streak = Blue-gray
| gravity = 2.62 - 2.64
| melt =
| fusibility =
| diagnostic =
| solubility =
| references = [1][2][3]
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Osumilite is a very rare potassium-sodium-iron-magnesium-aluminium silicate mineral. Osumilite is part of the milarite group (also known as the milarite-osumilite group) of cyclosilicates.

Characteristics

Osumilite chemical formula is (K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30.[2][3] It is translucent and the typical coloring is either blue, black, brown, or gray. It displays no cleavage and has a vitreous luster. Osumilite has a hardness between 5-6 on the Mohs hardness scale.[4]

The hexagonal crystal structure of osumilite is an unusual molecular make-up. The primary unit is a double ring, with a formula of Si12O30. Normal cyclosilicate have rings composed of six silicate tetrahedrons; Si6O18. In a double ring structure, two normal rings are linked by sharing six oxygens, one from each tetrahedron in each six membered ring.[5]

Occurrence

Osumilite, was first discovered as grains in volcanic rocks near Osumi, Japan. It was confused with a similar mineral cordierite because of their similar coloring. It can be found in high-grade metamorphic rocks, xenoliths and in the groundmass of rhyolite and dacite.[6]

Osumilite is found in the Obsidian Cliffs, Oregon; Sardinia, Italy; Kagoshima and Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan; and the Eifel district in Germany.[6] Osumulite pseudomorphs are known from a number of ultrahigh-temperature rocks, including those of southern Madagascar

See also

  • List of minerals
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References

1. ^Mindat.org
2. ^Don S. Goldman, George R. Rossman (1978): The site distribution of iron and anomalous biaxiality in osumilite, In: American Mineralogist, 63, S. 490-498 ((PDF, 961 kB){{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }})
3. ^E. Olsen, T. E. Bunch (1970): Compositions Of Natural Osumilites, In: The American Mineralogiste, 55, S. 875 - 879 ((PDF, 328 kB))
4. ^Webmineral.com
5. ^http://www.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/osumilit/osumilit.htm Mineral Galleries
6. ^http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/osumilite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy

6 : Magnesium minerals|Iron minerals|Potassium minerals|Aluminium minerals|Cyclosilicates|Hexagonal minerals

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