Bleasdaleite Mineral Data

General Bleasdaleite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Fe+++)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4 )4(H2O,OH,Cl)13

Composition:

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

Empirical Formula:

Ca_1.6Fe³⁺_0.4Cu₅Bi_0.08Cu_0.2(PO₄)₄(H₂O)_7.5(OH)_5.2Cl_0.3

Environment:

In a pegmatite associated with other secondary minerals. The Bi P-dominant analogue of rechelsdorfite

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Granite quarry 10 km SSW of the township of Lake Boga, northern Victoria, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For the Reverend John Ignatius Bleasdale (1822-1884), an enthusiastic proponent of minerals from Victoria.

Synonym:

IMA1998-003a

Bleasdaleite Image

Images:

Bleasdaleite

Comments: SEM image of a bleasdaleite rosette.
Location: Granite quarry, 10 km south-south-west of Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia. Scale: Scale Dots 20 µm.
© Museum Victoria

Bleasdaleite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0266:1:1.0823

Cell Dimensions:

a = 14.2, b = 13.832, c = 14.971, Z = 4; beta = 102.08° V = 2,875.41 Den(Calc)= 2.42

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 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

Cleavage:

{001} Very Good

Color:

Honey brown, Dark brown.

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Habit:

Scaly - Morphology like fish scales.

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luster:

Resinous

Streak:

pale brown

Optical Properties of Bleasdaleite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= -0.354 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.305,KC= 0.2252
Ncalc = 1.55

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.718, b=1.748, g=1.748, bire=0.0300

Calculated Properties of Bleasdaleite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.38 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Bleasdaleite =2.42 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0007479556
Boson Index = 0.9992520444

Photoelectric:

PE_Bleasdaleite= 41.75 barns/electron
U=PE_Bleasdaleite x rElectron Density= 99.27 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Bleasdaleite is Not Radioactive

Bleasdaleite Classification

Dana Class:

42.07.15.02 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.07)where (AB)5 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O)

(42.07.15)Richelsdorfite Group

42.07.15.01 Richelsdorfite Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4Cl(OH)6•6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

42.07.15.02 Bleasdaleite! (Ca,Fe)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.DK.25 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.D - Phosphates, etc

08.DK -With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 1:1 and < 2:1

08.DK.25 Richelsdorfite Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4Cl(OH)6•6(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.DK.25 Bleasdaleite! (Ca,Fe)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 C 2/m 2/m

Other Bleasdaleite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec, v 32, p 210) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, Vol 38) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 32, p 210)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Bleasdaleite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Bleasdaleite

(Ca,Fe+++)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4 )4(H2O,OH,Cl)13
Dana No: 42.07.15.02 Strunz No: 08.DK.25
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