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Gjerdingenite-Fe

A valid IMA mineral species
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About Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Formula:
K2Fe2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2O
Colour:
pale yellow to orange yellow or brownish yellow
Lustre:
Vitreous, Waxy
Hardness:
5
Specific Gravity:
2.82
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
For the type locality and the dominant Fe at a lattice position, according to the labuntsovite nomenclature.
The Fe analogue of Gjerdingenite-Mn.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
11458
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11458:5

IMA Classification of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Classification of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

9.CE.30c

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
E : [Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
Gje-FeIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Vitreous, Waxy
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
pale yellow to orange yellow or brownish yellow
Streak:
White to faintly yellow
Hardness:
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
2.82(2) g/cm3 (Measured)    2.830 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.6676(2) nβ = 1.7001(4) nγ = 1.794(1)
2V:
Measured: 58.5° , Calculated: 63.7°
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.126
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
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Surface Relief:
Moderate
Optical Extinction:
Y = b
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Mindat Formula:
K2Fe2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O42.286 %
Nb28.888 %
Si17.466 %
K6.079 %
Fe4.341 %
H0.940 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Common Impurities:
Mn

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:
 1
Na2O0.69 %
K2O6.03 %
CaO0.05 %
MnO2.90 %
FeO4.31 %
Al2O30.37 %
SiO236.00 %
TiO29.75 %
ZrO20.32 %
Nb2O523.97 %
H2On.d. %
Total:84.39 %

Crystallography of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/m
Setting:
C2/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 14.529(2) Å, b = 13.943(2) Å, c = 7.837(2) Å
β = 117.61°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.042 : 1 : 0.562
Unit Cell V:
1406.8 ų
Z:
2
Morphology:
Pinacoids {100}, {010}, {001}, {201}, prism {021}. The crystals are flattened on {001} and elongated along [010].
Twinning:
twinned according to the (001) plane

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0005798Gjerdingenite-FeRaade G, Ferraris G, Gula A, Ivaldi G (2002) Gjerdingenite-Fe from Norway, a new mineral species in the labuntsovite group: Description, crystal structure and twinning The Canadian Mineralogist 40 1629-16392002Norway0293
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Epitaxial Relationships of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Epitaxial Minerals:
'Elpidite'Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
'Hydrokenoralstonite' Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Epitaxy Comments:
May form epitaxic overgrowth on elpidite; Coating of microcrystalline hydrokenoralstonite may occur.

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

General Appearance of Type Material:
Prismatic to lath-shaped crystals up to 1 mm in length.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Geological Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (cat. nr 33712, 33713 and 33715).
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In miarolitic cavities in a permian sodic granite (ekerite).
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Other Language Names for Gjerdingenite-FeHide

Simplified Chinese:耶尔丁根石
Traditional Chinese:耶爾丁根石

Relationship of Gjerdingenite-Fe to other SpeciesHide

Other Members of Kuzmenkoite Group:
Burovaite-Ca(Na,K)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8 · 12H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Gjerdingenite-CaK2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Gjerdingenite-MnK2Mn2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Gjerdingenite-NaK2Na(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Karupmøllerite-Ca(Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Kuzmenkoite-MnK2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 5-6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
Kuzmenkoite-ZnK2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 6-8H2OMon. m : Bm
Lepkhenelmite-Zn(Ba,K)2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2OMon. m : Bm

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
3 photos of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with KupletskiteK2NaMn2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
2 photos of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with QuartzSiO2
2 photos of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with NarsarsukiteNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11
2 photos of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
2 photos of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
1 photo of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with Gjerdingenite-MnK2Mn2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2O
1 photo of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with FluoriteCaF2
1 photo of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with BrookiteTiO2
1 photo of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
1 photo of Gjerdingenite-Fe associated with LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O3

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

9.CE.Dutkevichite-(Ce)NaZnBa2Ce2Ti2Si8O26F · H2OOrth. mm2 : Ama2
9.CE.KataniteBa3NbFe3Si2O14Trig. 32 : P321
9.CE.NiobobaotiteBa4(Ti2.5Fe2+1.5)Nb4Si4O28ClTet. 4/m : I41/a
9.CE.AmaterasuiteSr4Ti6Si4O23(OH)ClOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fddd
9.CE.SteiningeriteBa2Zr2(Si4O12)O2Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mbm
9.CE.05PapagoiteCaCu[H3AlSi2O9]Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.10VerplanckiteBa4Mn2+2Si4O12(OH,H2O)3Cl3Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
9.CE.15BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4ClTet. 4/m : I41/a
9.CE.20NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2ClOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
9.CE.20TaramelliteBa4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2ClxOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
9.CE.20TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2ClxOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.CE.25Bario-orthojoaquinite(Ba,Sr)4Fe2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2 · H2OOrth.
9.CE.25Byelorussite-(Ce)NaBa2Ce2MnTi2[Si4O12]2O2(F,OH) · H2OOrth. mm2 : Ama2
9.CE.25Joaquinite-(Ce)NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) · H2OMon. 2 : B2
9.CE.25Orthojoaquinite-(La)NaBa2La2Fe2+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH) · H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.CE.25StrontiojoaquiniteSr2Ba2(Na,Fe)2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH)2 · H2OMon.
9.CE.25Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH) · H2OOrth.
9.CE.25Strontio-orthojoaquinite(Na,Fe)2Sr2Ba2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH)2 · H2OOrth.
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-MnNa4K4(Ba,K)2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 10-12H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30bTsepinite-NaNa2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-NaK2Na(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30hAlsakharovite-ZnNaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30cBurovaite-Ca(Na,K)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8 · 12H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30aNenadkevichite(Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbam
9.CE.30bTsepinite-SrSr(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-MnK2Mn2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30bParatsepinite-Na(Na,Sr,K,Ca)7(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · nH2O n ~ 8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30dLemmleinite-KK2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 4H2OOrth.
9.CE.30cKarupmøllerite-Ca(Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30cLepkhenelmite-Zn(Ba,K)2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 7H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30hGutkovaite-MnK2CaMn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 5H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-MgNa4K4(Ba,K)2Mg(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 10H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30eLabuntsovite-FeNa4K4(Ba,K)2Fe2+(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 10H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30cKuzmenkoite-ZnK2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 6-8H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30fParalabuntsovite-MgNa8K8Mg4Ti16(Si4O12)8(OH,O)16 · 20-24H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30dLemmleinite-BaNa2K2Ba(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30gOrganovaite-MnK2Mn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 5-7H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30gOrganovaite-ZnK2Zn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30bVuoriyarvite-KK2(Nb,Ti)2(Si4O12)(O,OH)2 · 4H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30a'Unnamed (Ca-Na-ordered analogue of Korobitsynite)'(Ca,Na)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3-4H2OOrth. 222 : P21212
9.CE.30gParakuzmenkoite-Fe(K,Ba)4Fe(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 14H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30aKorobitsynite(Na,◻)4Ti2(Si4O12)(O,OH)2 · 4H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbam
9.CE.30cKuzmenkoite-MnK2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 · 5-6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30bTsepinite-KK2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 3H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30bParatsepinite-BaBa4(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30hNeskevaaraite-FeK3Na2Fe2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 5-6 H2OMon. m : Bm
9.CE.30cGjerdingenite-CaK2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.30bTsepinite-Ca(Ca,K,Na)2-x(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CE.45'Natrokomarovite'(Na,Ca,H)2Nb2Si2O10(OH,F)2 · H2OOrth.
9.CE.45Komarovite(Ca,Mn)(Nb,Ti)2[Si2O7](O,F)3 · 3.5H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmmm

RadioactivityHide

Radioactivity:
Element % Content Activity (Bq/kg) Radiation Type
Uranium (U) 0.0000% 0 α, β, γ
Thorium (Th) 0.0000% 0 α, β, γ
Potassium (K) 6.0786% 1,884 β, γ

For comparison:

  • Banana: ~15 Bq per fruit
  • Granite: 1,000–3,000 Bq/kg
  • EU exemption limit: 10,000 Bq/kg

Note: Risk is shown relative to daily recommended maximum exposure to non-background radiation of 1000 µSv/year. Note that natural background radiation averages around 2400 µSv/year so in reality these risks are probably extremely overstated! With infrequent handling and safe storage natural radioactive minerals do not usually pose much risk.

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The external dose rate (D) from a radioactive mineral is estimated by summing the gamma radiation contributions from its Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium content, disregarding daughter-product which may have a significant effect in some cases (eg 'pitchblende'). This involves multiplying the activity (A, in Bq) of each element by its specific gamma ray constant (Γ), which accounts for its unique gamma emissions. The total unshielded dose at 1 cm is then scaled by the square of the distance (r, in cm) and multiplied by a shielding factor (μshield). This calculation provides a 'worst-case' or 'maximum risk' estimate because it assumes the sample is a point source and entirely neglects any self-shielding where radiation is absorbed within the mineral itself, meaning actual doses will typically be lower. The resulting dose rate (D) is expressed in microsieverts per hour (μSv/h).

D = ((AU × ΓU) + (ATh × ΓTh) + (AK × ΓK)) / r2 × μshield

Fluorescence of Gjerdingenite-FeHide

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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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Localities for Gjerdingenite-FeHide

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Raade et al. (2002)
 
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