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Ferrihydrite Mineral Data + |
General Ferrihydrite Information |
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| Fe+++2O3·0.5(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 168.70 gm | |||
| Iron 66.21 % Fe 94.66 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.60 % H 5.34 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 33.19 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Fe3+2O3·0.5(H2O) | |||
| Secondary mineral in an oxidizing environment, strongly dependant on pH. | |||
| Approved IMA 1973 | |||
| Clara mine, Grube Clara, Germany Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for the composition as a hydrated ferric iron compound. | |||
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Ferrihydrite Crystallography |
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| a:c = 1:3.17567 | |||
| a = 2.96, c = 9.4, Z = 1; V = 71.33 Den(Calc)= 3.93 | |||
| Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 31c | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.45(1), 1.97(0.6), 2.25(0.6), | |||
Physical Properties of Ferrihydrite |
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| Yellow brown, Dark brown. | |||
| 3.8 | |||
| Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. | |||
| Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | |||
| yellowish brown | |||
Optical Properties of Ferrihydrite |
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| NCalc= 2.24 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3163) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 2.2 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3163) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Ferrihydrite |
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relectron=3.77 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01419 Boson Index = 0.98581 |
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PEFerrihydrite = 20.08 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Ferrihydrite is Not Radioactive |
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Ferrihydrite Classification |
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| 4.3.2.2 (4)Simple Oxides | |||
| (4.3)with a cation charge of 3+ (A+++2 O3) | |||
| (4.3.2)Dana Group | |||
| IV/F.09-20 IV - Oxides | |||
| IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure | |||
| IV/F.09 - Akdalaite - Ferrihydrite series | |||
Other Ferrihydrite Information |
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| PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
| Links to other databases for Ferrihydrite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Ferrihydrite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ferrihydrite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Ferrihydrite Mineral Data : Ask about Ferrihydrite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ferrihydrite Specimen Label here :
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