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Galileiite Mineral Data + |
General Galileiite Information |
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| NaFe++4(PO4)3 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 531.29 gm | |||
| Sodium 4.33 % Na 5.83 % Na2O | |||
| Iron 42.05 % Fe 54.09 % FeO | |||
| Phosphorus 17.49 % P 40.08 % P2O5 | |||
| Oxygen 36.14 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| NaFe2+4(PO4)3 | |||
| In troilite nodules found in meteorites. | |||
| Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) | |||
| Meteorites Grant IIIB, in the Zuni Mountains, New Mexico, USA; El Sampal IIIA, Argentina: Mount Edith IIIB, western Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| For Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer and physicist. | |||
| IMA1996-028 | |||
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Galileiite Crystallography |
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| a:c = 1:2.78104 | |||
| a = 14.98, c = 41.66, Z = 35; V = 8,096.06 Den(Calc)= 3.81 | |||
| Trigonal - RhombohedralH-M Symbol ( 3) Space Group: R 3 | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.71(1), 3.01(0.9), 4.13(0.8), | |||
Physical Properties of Galileiite |
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| None | |||
| Very pale amber brown. | |||
| 3.91 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite). | |||
| Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | |||
| 4 - Fluorite | |||
| Waxy | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Galileiite |
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| CI meas= -0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.037 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1929,KPDmeas= 0.188,KC= 0.1861 |
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| Uniaxial (+), w=1.72, e=1.75, bire=0.0300. | |||
Calculated Properties of Galileiite |
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relectron=3.77 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00908 Boson Index = 0.99092 |
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PEGalileiite = 13.59 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Galileiite is Not Radioactive |
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Galileiite Classification |
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| 38.2.5.4 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | |||
| (38.2)(A+ B++)5 (XO4)3 | |||
| (38.2.5)Dana Group | |||
| VII/A.08-03 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/A - Waterfree phosphates [PO4]3- without unfamiliar anions, cations of medium and big size: Mg, Mn,Fe, Cu, Zn, and Ca, Na | |||
| VII/A.08 - Chladniite - Berzeliite - Palenzonaite series | |||
Other Galileiite Information |
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| NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.83,p185,1998) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec) | |||
| Links to other databases for Galileiite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Galileiite using: Visit our Advertisers for Galileiite : Translate Galileiite Mineral Data : Ask about Galileiite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Galileiite Specimen Label here :
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