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Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Mn++2Mn+++(AsO4)(OH)4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 371.76 gm
   Manganese  44.33 %  Mn   38.16 % MnO / 21.23 % Mn2O3
   Arsenic    20.15 %  As   30.91 % As2O5
   Hydrogen    1.08 %  H     9.69 % H2O
   Oxygen     34.43 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+2Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)4
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1889
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 16902
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Flinkite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.7284:1:0.408
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 9.55, b = 13.11, c = 5.35, Z = 4; V = 669.82 Den(Calc)= 3.69
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.662(1), 4.386(1), 4.733(1),
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Moore P B , American Mineralogist , 52 (1967) p.1603-1613, Crystal chemistry of the basic manganese arsenate minerals 1. The crystal, structures of flinkite, Mn2Mn(OH)4(AsO4) and retzian, Mn2Y(OH)4(AsO4)

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Physical Properties of Flinkite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Green, Greenish brown, Dark greenish brown.
Help on Density: Density: 3.78
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
 

Optical Properties of Flinkite

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (+), a=1.783, b=1.801, g=1.834, bire=0.0510
 

Calculated Properties of Flinkite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.49 gm/cc
note: rFlinkite =3.69 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00016
Boson Index = 0.99984
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEFlinkite = 25.37 barns/electron
U=PEFlinkite x relectron= 88.65 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Flinkite is Not Radioactive

 

Flinkite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 41.3.3.1 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (41.3)where (A B)3 (XO4) Zq
  (41.3.3)Dana Group
 
41.3.3.1 Flinkite Mn2Mn(AsO4)(OH)4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VII/B.15-10 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  VII/B - Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O,OH, cations of medium size: Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Pseudomalachite group and related compounds
  VII/B.15 - Pseudomalachite group, Flinkite - Allactite series
 
VII/B.15-10 Flinkite Mn2Mn(AsO4)(OH)4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.15-20 Retzian-(La) (Mn,Mg)2(La,Ce,Nd)(AsO4)(OH)4 Pban 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.15-30 Retzian-(Ce) Mn2Ce(AsO4)(OH)4 Pban 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.15-40 Retzian-(Nd) Mn2(Nd,Ce,La)(AsO4)(OH)4 Pban 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VII/B.15-45 Raadeite! Mg7(PO4)2(OH)8 P 21/n 2/m
 
VII/B.15-50 Allactite Mn7(AsO4)2(OH)8 P 21/a 2/m
 

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Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Flinkite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris

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Mn++2Mn+++(AsO4)(OH)4
Dana No: 41.3.3.1 Strunz No: VII/B.15-10
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