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Heterosite Mineral Data + |
General Heterosite Information |
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| Fe+++PO4 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 150.82 gm | |||
| Iron 37.03 % Fe 52.94 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Phosphorus 20.54 % P 47.06 % P2O5 | |||
| Oxygen 42.43 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Fe3+(PO4) | |||
| Forms a series with the Mn+++ end-member Purpurite. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1826 | |||
| Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| ICSD 2909 | |||
| PDF 34-134 | |||
Heterosite Image | |||
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Heterosite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.5928:1:0.4872 | |||
| a = 5.824, b = 9.823, c = 4.786, Z = 4; V = 273.80 Den(Calc)= 3.66 | |||
| Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pmnb | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.452(1), 4.31(0.9), 3.46(0.85), | |||
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Physical Properties of Heterosite |
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| [100] Good, [010] Indistinct | |||
| Brownish black, Violet brown, Greenish brown, Dark brown, Dark pink. | |||
| 3.409 | |||
| Subtranslucent to Opaque | |||
| Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. | |||
| 4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | |||
| Silky | |||
| brown red | |||
Optical Properties of Heterosite |
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| CI meas= -0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.042 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2423,KPDmeas= 0.2601,KC= 0.2529 |
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| Biaxial (+), a=1.86, b=1.89, g=1.91, bire=0.0500 | |||
Calculated Properties of Heterosite |
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relectron=3.30 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00805 Boson Index = 0.99195 |
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PEHeterosite = 12.13 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Heterosite is Not Radioactive |
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Heterosite Classification |
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| 38.4.1.1 (38)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | |||
| (38.4)A+ XO4 | |||
| (38.4.1)Dana Group | |||
| VII/A.02-50 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/A - Waterfree phosphates [PO4]3- without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size: Mostly Fe, Mn | |||
| VII/A.02 - Simferrite - Natrophilite series | |||
Other Heterosite Information |
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| PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
| Links to other databases for Heterosite : 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 15 - Scandinavian mineral gallery 16 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Heterosite using: Visit our Advertisers for Heterosite : 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 Heterosite Mineral Data : Ask about Heterosite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Heterosite Specimen Label here :
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