Fermorite Mineral Data

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General Fermorite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Ca,Sr)5(AsO4,PO4)3(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 707.27 gm

Strontium 24.78 % Sr 29.30 % SrO

Calcium 17.00 % Ca 23.79 % CaO

Arsenic 26.48 % As 40.62 % As₂O₅

Phosphorus 2.19 % P 5.02 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.14 % H 1.27 % H₂O

Oxygen 29.41 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₃Sr₂(AsO₄)_2.5(PO₄)_0.5(OH)

Environment:

Rare mineral in veinlets through a manganese deposit.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1911

Locality:

Sitapar, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Lewis Leigh Fermor (1880-1954), former Director of the Geological Survey of India.

Name Pronunciation:

Fermorite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 71351

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Fermorite Image

Images:

Fermorite

Comments: Pinkish crystalline massive fermorite.
Location: Sitipar, Chindwara District, India. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Fermorite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.73089

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.55, c = 6.98, Z = 2; V = 551.31 Den(Calc)= 4.26

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m) Space Group: P 6₃/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.86(1), 2.75(0.6), 3.49(0.5),

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Hughes J M , Drexler J W , Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte , 1991 (1991) p.327-336, Cation substitution in the apatite tetrahedral site:, crystal structures of type hydroxylellestadtite and type fermorite, Locality: Sitipar deposit, India

Physical Properties of Fermorite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

White, Light pink.

Density:

3.518

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Greasy (Oily)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Fermorite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.088 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.101 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1543,KPDmeas= 0.1869,KC= 0.1718
Ncalc = 1.6 - 1.73

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.655, w=1.66, bire=0.0050.

Calculated Properties of Fermorite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Fermorite =3.52 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Fermorite= 48.61 barns/electron
U=PE_Fermorite x rElectron Density= 160.06 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Fermorite Classification

Dana Class:

41.08.03.04 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(41.08)where (A)5 (XO4)3 Zq

(41.08.03)Svabite Group

41.08.03.01 Svabite Ca5(AsO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.03.02 Turneaureite Ca5[(As,P)O4]3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

41.08.03.03 Johnbaumite Ca5(AsO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

41.08.03.04 Fermorite (Ca,Sr)5(AsO4,PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

Strunz Class:

08.BN.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BN -With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1

08.BN.05 Alforsite Ba5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite* Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Belovite-(Ce) (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH) P 3 3

08.BN.05 Belovite-(La)! (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 3 3

08.BN.05 Fermorite (Ca,Sr)5(AsO4,PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Deloneite-(Ce)! NaCa2SrCe(PO4)3F P 3 3

08.BN.05 Johnbaumite Ca5(AsO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaOH) Ca5(PO4)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaCl) Ca5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Carbonate-fluorapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Carbonate-hydroxylapatite? Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Clinomimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 2₁/b 2/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaF) Ca5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Fluorcaphite! (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)5(PO4)3F P 6₃ 6

08.BN.05 Hedyphane Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(SrOH) (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Morelandite (Ba,Ca,Pb)5(AsO4,PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m,P 6₃ Hex

08.BN.05 Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Vanadinite Pb5(VO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Apatite-(CaOH)-M! (Ca,Na)5[(P,S)O4]3(OH,Cl) P 2₁/b 2/m

08.BN.05 IMA2008-068! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Svabite Ca5(AsO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Kuannersuite-(Ce)! Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl P 3 3

08.BN.05 Turneaureite Ca5[(As,P)O4]3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 Phosphohedyphane! Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl P 6₃/m 6/m

08.BN.05 IMA2008-009! Sr5(PO4)3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

08.BN.05 Hydroxylpyromorphite! Pb5(PO4)3OH P 6₃/m 6/m

Other Fermorite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Fermorite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Fermorite

(Ca,Sr)5(AsO4,PO4)3(OH)
Dana No: 41.08.03.04 Strunz No: 08.BN.05
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