Jusite

Physical

Density: 2.32 g/cm³

Crystallography

Type-locality form: white, radialy fibrous
Comment: No crystallographic data; X-ray rotation photographs give a spacing along the needle axis of 3.69Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 71 15.999 1135.929
47.84%
20CaCalcium Calcium 15 40.078 601.170
25.32%
14SiSilicon Silicon 16 28.085 449.360
18.92%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 4 26.982 107.928
4.54%
11NaSodium Sodium 2 22.990 45.980
1.94%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 34 1.008 34.272
1.44%
Total 2374.639 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	71	15.999	1135.929	47.84%
20CaCalcium	Calcium	15	40.078	601.170	25.32%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	16	28.085	449.360	18.92%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	4	26.982	107.928	4.54%
11NaSodium	Sodium	2	22.990	45.980	1.94%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	34	1.008	34.272	1.44%
	Total	2374.639	100.00%

Synonyms

Jusiet

In other languages

German: Jusit
Italian: jusite

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

9.DG.12

9SilicatesClass
9.DInosilicatesDivision
9.DGInosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chainsGroup
9.DG.12JusiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1943Gramling-Mende, I. & Leopold, G. (1943): "Jusit", ein vermutlich neues Mineral! Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Abt. A, 49, 178-184.
1944Mineral. Abs. 9 (1944) 37

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Jusite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/jusite-41781},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}