Mineral Albit
Mineral Albit
Belahan : sempurna
Pecahan : konkoidal
Kekerasan : 6-6,5
Streak : putih,
MINERAL ALBIT
Senyawa kimia
Kelas
: Silika
Subkelas
: Tektosilika
Grup
: Feldspar
Kegunaan
Lingkungan
: Tergolong kristal-kristal blocky, tabular and platy. Tipikal
kristalnya hampir persegi atau persegi melintang dengan kubah yang sedikit
melenceng dan terdapat pinacoid terminations. Sebuah jenis yang disebut
Cleavelandite membentuk lapisan kristal tipis yang bias berkembang (melewati 15+
cm ) atau menebal beberapa milimeter. Twinning is almost universal in albite. Kristalkristalnya dapat di-twinned menurut hukum Albite, Carlsbad, Manebach and Baveno.
Albite adalah penyusun umum dari batuan granit dan syenite. Juga tergolong masif.
Lokasi
Sistem kristal
: Triclinic, bar 1.
3. Albite.
Sifat Fisik :Mineral ini mempunyai Kilap kaca, dimana bentuknya transparan (Tembus
cahaya), dengan warna dominan: putih, kebiru-biruan, abu-abu, merah muda, dll. Gores putih.
Skala kekerasan (Mohs): 6 -6, belahan sempurna di [001], baik di [010], tak sempurna di
{110}, pecahan Irregular/Uneven, conchoidal. Densitas (yang di/terukur): 2.6 -2.65 g/cm3,
densitas (yang dihitung): 2615(6) g/cm3.
Sifat Kimia ;Komposisi kimia yang penting Na, Al, O, Si, merupakan salah satu mineral
anggota grup Feldspar, mengandung silika dan aluminum, rumus kimia Na(AlSi3O8).
Sifat Optik ; Sistem kristal triclinic, termasuk dalam kelas pinacoidal, kembaran
polysintethic, optik ( = 1.525, = 1.529, = 1.536).
Lingkungan Pembentukan.
Pada daerah vulkanik, tepatnya pada daerah hidrotermal sebagai urat dan genesanya yaitu
hasil dari metasomatisma sodium.
AlbiteNaAlSi3O8, Mineral ini menunjukkan warna putih, sistem kristal triklin, belahan 3 arah, pecahan tidak rata
konkoidal, kilap kaca, cerat putih. Terbentuk pada suhu 750 8000C, akibat proses hidrotermal dengan suhu
yang rendah dan alterasi dari plagioklas, proses metamorfik dengan temperatur dan tekanan yang rendah,
proses magmatisme dan proses albitisasi.
Albite is a plagioclase feldspar mineral. It is the sodium endmember of the plagioclase solid
solution series. As such it represents a plagioclase with less than 10% anorthite content. The
pure albite endmember has the formula NaAlSi3O8. It is a tectosilicate. Its color is usually pure
white, hence its name from Latin albus. It is a common constituent in felsic rocks.
Albite
Albite crystallizes with triclinic pinacoidal forms. Its specific gravity is about 2.62 and it has
a Mohs hardness of 6 - 6.5. Albite almost always exhibits crystal twinning often as minute parallel
striations on the crystal face. Albite often occurs as fine parallel segregations alternating with
pinkmicrocline in perthite as a result of exolution on cooling.
There are two variants of albite, which are referred to aslow albite and high albite; the latter is
also known asanalbite. Although both variants are triclinic, they differ in the volume of their unit
cell, which is slightly larger for thehigh form. The high form can be produced from the lowform by
heating above c. 750 C (1382 F).[4] Upon further heating to more than c. 1050 C the crystal
symmetry changes from triclinic to monoclinic; this variant is also known as monalbite.[5]
It occurs in granitic and pegmatite masses, in some hydrothermal vein deposits and forms part of
the typical greenschist metamorphic facies for rocks of originally basaltic composition.
It was first reported in 1815 for an occurrence in Finnbo, Falun, Dalarna, Sweden.[2]
will form layers inside the k-feldspars crystals. Some times these
layers are discernable to the naked eye and the stone is referred
to as perthite. Albite by definition must contain no less than 90%
sodium and no more than 10% of either potassium and/or
calcium in the cation position in the crystal structure..
Albite is the last of the feldspars to crystallize from molten rock.
The process of crystallization from a molten rock body serves to
isolate rarer elements in the last stages of crystallization and
therefore produces rare mineral species. Thus albite is often
found with some lovely rare and beautiful minerals. Although
usually not an exceptional collection mineral in itself, albite can
be a nice accessory mineral to other mineral species. A variety
associated with tourmaline is called cleavelandite and forms
extremely thin, platy, white and sometimes very transparent
crystals.
All plagioclase feldspars show a type of twinning that is named
after albite. Albite Law twinning produces stacks of twin layers
that are typically only fractions of millimeters to several
millimeters thick. These twinned layers can be seen as striation
like grooves on the surface of the crystal and unlike true
striations these also appear on the cleavage surfaces. The
Carlsbad Law twin produces what appears to be two intergrown
crystals growing in opposite directions. Two different twin laws,
the Manebach and Baveno laws, produce crystals with one
prominant mirror plane and penetrant angles or notches into the
crystal. Although twinned crystals are common, single crystals
showing a perfect twin are rare and are often collected by twin
fanciers.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Chemical
Formula
Composition
NaAlSi3O8
Sodium aluminum silicate, often with the sodium
partially replaced by calcium or potassium.
Color
White, colorless, cream, light yellow, light blue, light green, pale
red, light brown, gray. Some Albite is iridescent with schillers.
Streak
White
Hardness
6 - 6.5
Crystal System
Triclinic
3D Crystal Atlas
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Crystal Forms
and Aggregates
Transparency
Transparent to translucent
Specific Gravity
2.6 - 2.63
Luster
Vitreous to pearly
Cleavage
Fracture
Subconchoidal to uneven
Tenacity
Brittle
Complex Tests
In Group
Striking
Features
Environment
Rock Type
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Prevalence (13)
Demand (1-3)