Fleischerite Mineral Data

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General Fleischerite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,006.40 gm

Germanium 7.21 % Ge 10.39 % GeO₂

Hydrogen 0.80 % H 7.16 % H₂O

Lead 61.76 % Pb 66.53 % PbO

Sulfur 6.37 % S 15.91 % SO₃

Oxygen 23.85 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb₃Ge(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1960

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 4295

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Fleischerite Image

Images:

Fleischerite

Comments: Pale pink transparent acicular crystals of fleischerite.
Location: Tsumeb, Oshikoto, Namibia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Fleischerite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.22159

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.89, c = 10.86, Z = 2; V = 743.30 Den(Calc)= 4.50

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6₃/mmc

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.619(1), 2.635(0.8), 3.437(0.6),

Physical Properties of Fleischerite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

White, Light pink.

Density:

4.2 - 4.4, Average = 4.3

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Fleischerite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.118 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1692,KPDmeas= 0.1771,KC= 0.1584

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.747, e=1.776, bire=0.0290.

Calculated Properties of Fleischerite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.92 gm/cc
note: r_Fleischerite=4.50 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.14272
Boson Index = 0.85728

Photoelectric:

PE_Fleischerite=1,094.56 barns/electron
U=PE_Fleischerite x r_electron=4,287.34 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Fleischerite is Not Radioactive

Fleischerite Classification

Dana Class:

31.7.6.3 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(31.7)where (A+ B++)2 (XO4) Zq·x(H2O)

(31.7.6)Dana Group

31.7.6.1 Despujolsite Ca3Mn(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O) P 62c 6 m2

31.7.6.2 Schaurteite Ca3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O) P 62c 6 m2

31.7.6.3 Fleischerite Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

31.7.6.4 Mallestigite! Pb3Sb(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6·3(H2O) P 6₃ 6 2 2

Strunz Class:

VI/D.11-30 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/D - Water-bearing sulfates with unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and very big size

VI/D.11 - Despujolsite - Fleischerite series

VI/D.11-10 Despujolsite Ca3Mn(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O) P 62c 6 m2

VI/D.11-20 Schaurteite Ca3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O) P 62c 6 m2

VI/D.11-30 Fleischerite Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O) P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

VI/D.11-40 Mallestigite! Pb3Sb(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6·3(H2O) P 6₃ 6 2 2

Other Fleischerite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Fleischerite :
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

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Fleischerite

Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O)
Dana No: 31.7.6.3 Strunz No: VI/D.11-30
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