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Johnsen O , Grice J D , The Canadian Mineralogist , 37 (1999) p.865-891, The crystal chemistry of the eudialyte group, Locality: Illimaussaq complex, South Greenland, Sample: #15, Note: additional sites with low but unreported occupancies excluded, Note: y(M3a) adjusted to satisfy symmetry constraints
Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Habit:
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.
Habit:
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Hardness:
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
Optical Properties of Eudialyte
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas= -0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.19 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1661,KPDmeas= 0.2103,KC= 0.205 Ncalc = 1.57 - 1.75
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.81 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Eudialyte =2.90 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.02 Boson Index = 0.98
Photoelectric:
PEEudialyte = 50.35 barns/electron U=PEEudialyte x relectron= 141.29 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 7,287.91 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Eudialyte per GRapi unit = 137.21 (PPM)
Eudialyte is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.
Estimated Radioactivity from Eudialyte - mild
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *
Calculated Activity Becquerels (Bq)
Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)
Estimated Activity GR(api)
Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 8.70 cm
158,171
4.27E-06
7,287.91
2.40
100 gm / 4.04 cm
15,817
4.27E-07
728.79
0.24
10 gm / 1.87 cm
1,582
4.27E-08
72.88
0.02
1 gm / 8.70 mm
158
4.27E-09
7.29
0.00
0.1 gm / 4.04 mm
16
4.27E-10
0.73
0.00
0.01 gm / 1.87 mm
2
4.27E-11
0.07
0.00
0.001 gm / 0.87 mm
0
4.27E-12
0.01
0.00
Weight of pure Eudialyte in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.90 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure (
360 mRem)
** Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 0.35 % Th) From Sum REE Elements ( 7.06 % REE)