| Bleasdaleite Mineral Data |
General Bleasdaleite Information |
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| (Ca,Fe+++)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4 )4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 1,047.70 gm | |||
| Calcium 6.12 % Ca 8.56 % CaO | |||
| Iron 2.13 % Fe 3.05 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Copper 31.54 % Cu 35.51 % Cu2O | |||
| Bismuth 1.60 % Bi 1.78 % Bi2O3 | |||
| Phosphorus 11.83 % P 27.10 % P2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.94 % H 17.37 % H2O | |||
| Chlorine 1.02 % Cl 1.02 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -0.23 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 43.83 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 94.15 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Ca1.6Fe3+0.4Cu5Bi0.08Cu0.2(PO4)4(H2O)7.5(OH)5.2Cl0.3 | |||
| In a pegmatite associated with other secondary minerals. The Bi P-dominant analogue of rechelsdorfite | |||
| Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) | |||
| Granite quarry 10 km SSW of the township of Lake Boga, northern Victoria, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| For the Reverend John Ignatius Bleasdale (1822-1884), an enthusiastic proponent of minerals from Victoria. | |||
| IMA1998-003a | |||
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Bleasdaleite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =1.0266:1:1.0823 | |||
| a = 14.2, b = 13.832, c = 14.971, Z = 4; beta = 102.08° V = 2,875.41 Den(Calc)= 2.42 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 14.57(1)(001), 2.816(0.4)(043), 6.28(0.4)(112,021),6.95(0.4)(200), 2.452(0.3)(440), 2.506(0.3)(152,243), 3.104(0.3)(402), 3.469(0.3)(312,400), | |||
Physical Properties of Bleasdaleite |
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| [001] Very Good | |||
| Honey brown, Dark brown. | |||
| Translucent | |||
| Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. | |||
| Scaly - Morphology like fish scales. | |||
| 2 - Gypsum | |||
| Resinous | |||
| pale brown | |||
Optical Properties of Bleasdaleite |
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| CI calc= -0.354 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.305,KC= 0.2252 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.718, b=1.748, g=1.748, bire=0.0300 | |||
Calculated Properties of Bleasdaleite |
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relectron=2.38 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00074 Boson Index = 0.99926 |
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PEBleasdaleite = 41.75 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Bleasdaleite is Not Radioactive |
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Bleasdaleite Classification |
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| 42.7.15.2 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| (42.7)where (AB)5 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O) | |||
| (42.7.15)Dana Group | |||
| VII/D.54-05 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of very big and medium size: Al, Mg and Ca, Na, K | |||
| VII/D.54 - Richelsdorfite - Clinotyrolite series | |||
Other Bleasdaleite Information |
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| NAME( MinRec, v 32, p 210) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, Vol 38) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 32, p 210) | |||
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