Glaucochroite data

 

 

Combinations on crystals of glaucochroite
  Forms Illustrations
1 m, s, nonterminated  
2 a, m, twinned on h (Penfield, 179)  
3 b, m, s, x Figure 110
4 a, b, m, s, k, e, f Figure 111

 

Angle table of glaucochroite
(a : b : c = 0.4409 : 1 : 0.5809; po = 1.3174, qo = 0.58081)

Form

Number of readings

Measured

Computed

f

r

f

r

°

´

°

´

°

´

°

´

(110)

4a

66

9

90

0

66

12

90

0

(120)

4a

49

14

90

0

48

36

90

0

(103)

1

94

12

23

11

90

0

23

42

(021)

1

0

0

49

30

0

0

49

16

(111)

1

66

14

55

12

66

12

55

13

(111)

1

113

47

55

18

113

48

55

13

(121)

1

49

22

60

29

48

36

60

21

a Average.

 

Analyses of glaucochroite
 

1

2

3

SiO2

31.48

31.23

31.72

MnO

38.00

34.46

33.13

CaO

28.95

23.25

29.04

ZnO  

3.28

2.40

PbO

1.74

 

0.31

MgO  

3.17

2.23

FeO

trace

 

0.11

Fe2O3  

1.25*

 
Al2O3    

0.95

Na2O  

0.39†

 
K2O      
H2O  

3.18

 
 

100.17

100.21

99.89

[* represents combined Fe2O3 + Al2O3]
[† represents combined Na2O + K2O]
1. Crystals, Franklin. C. H. Warren (179), analyst.
2. Massive mineral (average of two analyses), Franklin. R. B. Gage, analyst (unpublished).
3. Franklin. L. H. Bauer (257), analyst.

 

 


 
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