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Akermanite
Comments: White translucent crystals akermanite.
Location: Lago de Vico, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. Scale: See
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Akermanite Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:0.63903
Cell Dimensions: a = 7.84, c = 5.01, Z = 2; V = 307.94 Den(Calc)= 2.94
Crystal System: Tetragonal - ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (4 2m) Space Group: P 421m
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.87(1), 1.76(0.3), 3.09(0.3),
Crystal Structure:
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drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure Swainson I P , Dove M T , Schmahl W W , Putnis A , Physics and Chemistry of
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate Minerals , 19 (1992) p.185-195, Neutron powder diffraction study of the akermanite-
Keyboard gehlenite, solid solution series, Sample: 50% Ak
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Akermanite Classification
Dana Class: 55.04.01.01 (55)Sorosilicate Si2O7 Groups, Generally with No
Additional Anions
(55.04)with cations in [8] and lower coordination
(55.04.01)Melilite group
55.04.01.01 Akermanite Ca2MgSi2O7 P 421m 4 2m
55.04.01.02 Gehlenite Ca2Al(AlSi)O7 P 421m 4 2m
55.04.01.03 Melilite (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)2O7 P 421m 4 2m
55.04.01.04 Okayamalite! Ca2B2SiO7 P 421m 4 2m
55.04.01.05 Alumoakermanite! (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si2O7) P 421m 4 2m
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Akermanite
Ca2MgSi2O7
Dana No: 55.04.01.01 Strunz No: 09.BB.10
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