Constituent
Name
Natural eudialyte Na4(Ca,Ce,Fe,Mn,Y,La,Sr,K)3ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2
IMA name
Eudialyte
Class
silicate mineral
Compound type
cyclosilicate
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Formula
Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe2+,Mn)Zr(Si8O22)(OH,Cl)2
Chemical formula
Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe2+,Mn)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2
Elemental formula
Na4 (Ca)1-2 (Ce)0-1 (Fe2+)0-1 (Mn2+)0-1 Zr Si8 (O)12-13 (H)1-2 (Cl)0-1
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
Na Sodium element 4 constituent element main
Ca Calcium element 1 - 2 constituent element main
Ce Cerium element 0 - 1 constituent element main
Fe2+ Iron(II) cation element 0 - 1 constituent element main
Mn2+ Manganese(II) cation element 0 - 1 constituent element main
Zr Zirconium element 1 constituent element main
Si Silicon element 8 constituent element main
O Oxygen element 12 - 13 constituent element main
H Hydrogen element 1 - 2 constituent element main
Cl Chlorine element 0 - 1 constituent element main
Composition comments
Common impurities: Y, K, Al, Ti
Chemical functions
  Function Number
(SiO4)4
(OH)
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
SiO 4
OH 1
Oxides
Formula Na2O CaO Ce2O3 Y2O3 ZrO2 FeO SiO2 H2O
Mass fraction (%) 12.49 8.48 8.27 1.14 12.42 4.34 48.45 1.36
Oxides comments
From Na4Ca1.5Ce0.5Fe0.62+Mn0.32+Y0.1ZrSi8O22(OH)1.5Cl0.5

Strunz

Class
silicates (09)
Division
cyclosilicate (09.C)
Family
[Si9O27]18- 9-membered rings (09.CO)
Code
09.CO.10

Dana

Major class
silicates (VIII)
Class
cyclosilicates (64)
Type
Cyclosilicate Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate groups with mixed ring types (64.01)
Group
Eudialyte group (64.01.01)
Code
64.01.01.01
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
trigonal
Crystal class
ditrigonal-scalenohedral
Crystal class symbol
-3m (D3d)
Crystal spacegroup
R-3m
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
992.15 g/mol
Density
2.74 - 3.1 g/cm3
Refringence type
uniaxial
Refringence sign
positive
Birefringence
0.003-0.004
Refraction index nα
1.606-1.61
Refraction index nβ
1.61-1.613
Color
Pinkish red, Red, Yellow, Yellowish brown, Violet
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous