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- 6.1.4.1 Heterogenite-2H CoO(OH) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- 6.1.4.2 Heterogenite-3R CoO(OH) R 3m 3 2/m
- 6.1.4.3 Feitknechtite beta-MnO(OH) Unk Hex
- 6.1.4.4 Feroxyhyte FeO(OH) Unk Hex
- IV/F.06-10 Diaspore AlO(OH) Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/F.06-20 Boehmite AlO(OH) Amam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/F.06-25 Tsumgallite! GaO(OH) Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/F.06-30 Goethite FeO(OH) Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/F.06-40 Lepidocrocite FeO(OH) Amam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/F.06-50 Akaganeite Fe(O,OH,Cl) I2/m 2/m
- IV/F.06-60 Feroxyhyte FeO(OH) Unk Hex
- IV/F.06-70 Manganite MnO(OH) B21/d 2/m
- IV/F.06-80 Groutite MnO(OH) Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/F.06-90 Feitknechtite beta-MnO(OH) Unk Hex
General Feroxyhyte Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe+++O(OH) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 88.85 gm | ||
| Iron 62.85 % Fe 89.86 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.13 % H 10.14 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 36.01 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe3+O(OH) | ||
| Environment: |
Deep ocean (high pressure, low temperature, saltwater). Alters spontaneously to geothite on exposure to air. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1976 | ||
| Locality: |
Pacific ocean Fe-Mn nodules. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition (Ferric, Oxygen, Hydroxide). | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 33615 | ||
| PDF 13-518 | |||
Feroxyhyte Image | |||
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Feroxyhyte Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.56996 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.93, c = 4.6, Z = 1; V = 34.20 Den(Calc)= 4.31 | ||
| Crystal System: |
HexagonalSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.54(1), 1.47(0.8), 2.23(0.5), | ||
Physical Properties of Feroxyhyte |
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| Color: |
Brown. | ||
| Density: |
4.2 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Habit: |
Concretionary - Rounded massive fine-grained materials. | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
| Habit: |
Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface. | ||
| Magnetism: |
Magnetic | ||
| Streak: |
yellow | ||
Optical Properties of Feroxyhyte |
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.37 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3175) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 2.33 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3175) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Feroxyhyte |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.17 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01349 Boson Index = 0.98651 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEFeroxyhyte = 18.93 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Feroxyhyte is Not Radioactive |
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Feroxyhyte Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
6.1.4.4 (6)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl | ||
| (6.1)where X+++O OH | |||
| (6.1.4)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/F.06-60 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure | |||
| IV/F.06 - Diaspore - Goethite - Faitknechtite series | |||
Other Feroxyhyte Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Feroxyhyte : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Feroxyhyte using: Visit our Advertisers for Feroxyhyte : Translate Feroxyhyte Mineral Data : Ask about Feroxyhyte here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Feroxyhyte Specimen Label here :
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