Kalinite Mineral Data

General Kalinite Information

Chemical Formula: KAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) Composition: Molecular Weight = 456.38 gm    Potassium   8.57 %  K    10.32 % K₂O    Aluminum    5.91 %  Al   11.17 % Al₂O₃    Hydrogen    4.86 %  H    43.42 % H₂O    Sulfur     14.05 %  S    35.09 % SO₃    Oxygen     66.61 %  O              ______        ______               100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE Empirical Formula: KAl(SO₄)₂•11(H₂O) IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 Locality: San Bernardino County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. Name Origin: Named for the composition (Kalium = potassium). Name Pronunciation: Kalinite  

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Kalinite Crystallography

Axial Ratios: a:b:c =2.1488:1:0.8957 Cell Dimensions: a = 19.92, b = 9.27, c = 8.304, Z = 4; beta = 98.79° V = 1,515.39 Den(Calc)= 2.00 Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.11(1), 4.32(1), 4.83(1),  

Physical Properties of Kalinite

Color: Colorless, White. Density: 1.76 Diaphaneity: Transparent Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). Habit: Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. Habit: Water Soluble - Water soluble mineral. Hardness: 2 - Gypsum Luminescence: Non-Fluorescent. Luster: Vitreous (Glassy) Streak: white  

Optical Properties of Kalinite

Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.1 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2278,KPDmeas= 0.2589,KC= 0.2531
Ncalc = 1.45 - 1.51 Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.43, b=1.452, g=1.485, bire=0.0550, 2V(Calc)=82, 2V(Meas)=52. Dispersion none. Pleochroism (x): colorless. Pleochroism (y): colorless. Pleochroism (z): colorless.  

Calculated Properties of Kalinite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.84 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kalinite =1.76 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0013912295
Boson Index = 0.9986087705 Photoelectric: PE_Kalinite = 1.95 barns/electron
U=PE_Kalinite x r_electron= 3.58 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:

GRapi = 128.93 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Kalinite per GRapi unit = 0.78 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Kalinite - barely detectable

 

Kalinite Classification

Dana Class: 29.05.04.02 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates   (29.05)where A B (XO4)2 · x(H2O)   (29.05.04)Dana Group  

29.05.04.01 Mendozite NaAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

 

29.05.04.02 Kalinite KAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

Strunz Class: 07.CC.15 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)   07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O   07.CC -With medium-sized and large cations  

07.CC.15 Mendozite NaAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

 

07.CC.15 Kalinite KAl(SO4)2•11(H2O) C 2/c 2/m

 

Other Kalinite Information

References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32) See Also: Links to other databases for Kalinite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Glendale Community College
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
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