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| Agrellite
is named to honor Professor Stuart Olof Agrell (1913-1996),
eminent petrologist, Cambridge University, Cambridge,
England.
| Discovered
in 1973;
IMA
status: Valid (IMA approved 1976) |
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Chemistry
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Chemical
Formula: |
NaCa2(Si4O10)F
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Sodium
Calcium Silicate Fluoride |
Molecular
Weight: |
394.48 gm |
Composition: |
Sodium |
5.83 % |
Na |
7.86 % |
Na2O |
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Calcium |
20.32 % |
Ca |
28.43 % |
CaO |
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Silicon |
28.48 % |
Si |
60.93 % |
SiO2 |
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Oxygen |
40.56 % |
O |
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Fluorine |
4.82 % |
F |
4.82 % |
F |
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— % |
F |
-2.03 % |
-O=F2 |
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100.00 % |
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100.00 % |
= TOTAL OXIDE |
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Classification
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Mineral
Classification: |
Silicates (Germanates)
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Strunz 8th
Ed. ID:
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8/H.15-10
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Nickel-Strunz 10th
Ed. ID:
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9.DH.75
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9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates H : Inosilicates with 4-periodic single chains, Si4O12
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Related
to: |
Litidionite
Group
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Synonyms: |
IMA
1973-032
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Crystal
Data
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Crystallography:
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Triclinic - Pinacoidal
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Crystal
Habit:
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Crystals
elongated [001], to 10 cm; platy aggregates
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Twinning:
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None
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Physical
Properties
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Cleavage: |
[110]
Perfect, [110] Perfect, [010] Poor
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Fracture: |
Irregular/Uneven,
Conchoidal
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Tenacity:
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Brittle
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Moh's
Hardness: |
5.5
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Density:
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2.902 (g/cm3)
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Luminescence:
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Fluoresces
bright pink under LW UV and duller pink under SW UV.
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Radioactivity:
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Not
Radioactive
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Optical
Properties
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Color: |
White,
Gray-White, Greenish-White
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Transparency: |
Transparent
to Translucent
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Luster: |
Vitreous,
Pearly on cleavages
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Refractive
Index: |
1.567
- 1.581 Biaxial ( - )
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Birefringence: |
0.0140
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Dispersion: |
Strong;
r > v
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Occurances
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Geological
Setting: |
In
pegmatite lenses and pods and in mafic gneisses in a
regionally metamorphosed agpaitic alkalic rock complex
(Villedieu Township, Canada). |
Common
Associations: |
Biotite,
Britholite, Calcite, Clinohumite, Fluorite, Galena,
Gittinsite, Hiortdahlite, Miserite, Mosandrite, Norbergite,
Phlogopite, Vlasovite, Zircon (Villedieu Township, Canada);
Aegirine, Eudialyte, Miserite, Quartz (Wausau, Wisconsin,
USA). |
Type
Locality: |
Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
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Year
Discovered: |
1973
(IMA approved 1976) |
View
mineral photos: |
Agrellite
Mineral Photos and Locations |
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More
Information
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Mindat.org
Webmineral.com
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Agrellite
is a rare silicate mineral that is commonly found with
Eudialyte and
Aegirine
(see picture above).
Its crystals are found as platy, blocky aggregates and
so are not suitable for faceting but when combined with
Eudialyte, can make beautiful cabochons.
Agrellite
is only found at a few locations including the Sheffield
Lake complex, Kipawa River, Villedieu Township, Quebec,
Canada; the Wausau complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin,
USA; the Dara-i-Pioz massif, Alai Range, Tien Shan,
Tajikistan; the Murun massif, southwest of Olekminsk,
Yakutia, Russia.
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