Itoigawaite, a new mineral, the Sr analogue of lawsonite, in jadeitite from the Itoigawa-Ohmi district, central Japan

Authors: Miyajima H.; Matsubara S.; Miyawaki R.; Ito K.

Source: Mineralogical Magazine, Volume 63, Number 6, 1 December 1999 , pp. 909-909(1)

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Abstract:

Itoigawaite, SrAl₂Si₂O₇(OH)2H₂O, is a new member of the lawsonite group found in the Itoigawa-Ohmi district, central Japan. It is orthorhombic, Cmcm, a = 6.031(2), b = 8.945(2), c = 13.219(4) Å, Z = 4. The strongest lines in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern are 4.68 (s) (111), 4.26 (vs) (021), 3.31 (vs) (113), 2.75 (vs) (114, 202), 2.68 (vvs) (130), 2.63 (s) (131), 2.50 (s) (220, 203, 132), 2.45 (s) (221). Electron microprobe analysis gave SiO₂ 32.98, TiO₂ 0.87, Al₂O₃ 27.67, Fe₂O₃ 0.39, MgO 0.27, CaO 0.45, SrO 27.71, H₂O (diff.) 9.66, total 100.00 wt.%, corresponding to (Sr_0.97Ca_0.03Mg_0.02)_1.02(Al_1.97Ti_0.04Fe_0.02)S_2.03Si_1.99H_3.89O₁₀ on the basis of O = 10. It is transparent, blue in colour with vitreous lustre. The streak is white and the cleavage good in one direction. The hardness is 5-5.5. The calculated density is 3.3 g cm^-3. It is colourless in thin section and optically biaxial positive with alpha

= 1.664 (2), beta

= 1.674 (2), gamma

= 1.688 (2) and 2V(calc.) = 81°. It occurs in a thin veinlet cutting a lavender-coloured Ti-bearing jadeitite. The veinlet includes irregularly-shaped aggregates composed of minute tabular crystals of itoigawaite up to 50

m across and minute jadeite crystals with interstitial natrolite aggregates. Itoigawaite is considered to be crystallized from fluid during later stage activity of high-P/T metamorphism. The name is for the locality.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1999-12-01

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