Ferrorosemaryite Mineral Data

Ferrorosemaryite Mineral Data

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General Ferrorosemaryite Information

Chemical Formula:

[ ]NaFe++Fe+++Al(PO4)3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 446.58 gm

Sodium 5.15 % Na 6.94 % Na₂O

Aluminum 6.04 % Al 11.42 % Al₂O₃

Iron 25.01 % Fe 16.09 % FeO / 17.88 % Fe₂O₃

Phosphorus 20.81 % P 47.68 % P₂O₅

Oxygen 42.99 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₃

Environment:

Wyllieite group

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Rubindi pegmatite, Rwanda. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as the Fe-dominant analogue of rosemaryite.

Synonym:

IMA2003-063

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Ferrorosemaryite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9587:1:0.51

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.838, b = 12.347, c = 6.2973, Z = 4; beta = 114.353° V = 838.54 Den(Calc)= 3.54

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/n

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.677(1), 2.693(0.75), 3.45(0.65),6.17(0.5), 4.05(0.45), 3.01(0.4), 5.38(0.4), 8.1(0.3),

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Hatert F , Lefevre P , Fransolet A M , Spirlet M R , Rebbouh L , Fontan F , Keller P , European Journal of Mineralogy , 17 (2005) p.749-759, Ferrorosemaryite, NaFe2+Fe3+Al(PO4)3, a new phosphate, mineral from the Rubindi pegmatite, Rwanda, Locality: Rubindi pegmatite, Rwanda

Physical Properties of Ferrorosemaryite

Color:

Dark green, Bronze.

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Luster:

Resinous

Optical Properties of Ferrorosemaryite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.73, b=1.758, g=1.775, bire=0.0450

Calculated Properties of Ferrorosemaryite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.13 gm/cc
note: r_{Ferrorosemaryite}=3.22 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.0055
Boson Index = 0.9945

Photoelectric:

PE_{Ferrorosemaryite}= 8.75 barns/electron
U=PE_{Ferrorosemaryite} x r_electron= 27.37 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Ferrorosemaryite is Not Radioactive

Ferrorosemaryite Classification

Dana Class:

38.2.4.7 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc

(38.2)(A+ B++)5 (XO4)3

(38.2.4)Alluaudite-Wyllieite Group (Wyllieite Subgroup)

38.2.4.1 Ferrowyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.2 Wyllieite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.3 Rosemaryite (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.4 Qingheiite Na2(Mn,Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.5 Bobfergusonite Na2Mn5FeAl(PO4)6 P 2₁/n 2/m

38.2.4.6 Bradaczekite! NaCu4(AsO4)3 C 2/c 2/m

38.2.4.7 Ferrorosemaryite ! []NaFeFeAl(PO4)3 P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

VII/X.00-00 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/X - Unclassified Strunz Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/X.00 - Wyllieite group

Other Ferrorosemaryite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ferrorosemaryite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Ferrorosemaryite

[ ]NaFe++Fe+++Al(PO4)3
Dana No: 38.2.4.7 Strunz No: VII/X.00-00
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