IMA2001-004 Mineral Data

IMA2001-004 Mineral Data

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General IMA2001-004 Information

Chemical Formula:

CaCu6[(PO4)2(PO3OH)(OH)6]·3(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 863.37 gm

Calcium 4.64 % Ca 6.50 % CaO

Copper 44.16 % Cu 55.28 % CuO

Phosphorus 10.76 % P 24.66 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.52 % H 13.56 % H₂O

Oxygen 38.92 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CaCu₆(PO₄)₂(PO₃OH)(OH)₆·3(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2001 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)

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IMA2001-004 Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.44429

Cell Dimensions:

a = 13.284, c = 5.902, Z = 2; V = 901.96 Den(Calc)= 3.18

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 11.51(1), 4.35(0.88), 2.888(0.53),4.14(0.46), 3.321(0.44), 3.837(0.38), 2.877(0.37),

Physical Properties of IMA2001-004

Color:

Olive green.

Diaphaniety:

Translucent to transparent

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of IMA2001-004

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= -0.117 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2222,KC= 0.1989

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.674, e=1.739, bire=0.0650.

Calculated Properties of IMA2001-004

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.09 gm/cc
note: r_IMA2001-004=3.18 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00025
Boson Index = 0.99975

Photoelectric:

PE_IMA2001-004= 20.26 barns/electron
U=PE_IMA2001-004 x r_electron= 62.69 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

IMA2001-004 is Not Radioactive

IMA2001-004 Classification

Dana Class:

42.5.2.2 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.5)where (A)2 (XO4) Zq · x(H2O)

(42.5.2)Mixite group (Phosphate series)

42.5.2.1 Petersite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Nd,Ca)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O) P 6₃/m 6/m

42.5.2.2 IMA2001-004 ! CaCu6[(PO4)2(PO3OH)(OH)6]·3(H2O) P 6₃/m 6/m

Strunz Class:

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

VII/X - Unclassified Strunz Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/X.00 - Phosphate, Basic Hydrated

Other IMA2001-004 Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for IMA2001-004 :
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)

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IMA2001-004

CaCu6[(PO4)2(PO3OH)(OH)6]·3(H2O)
Dana No: 42.5.2.2 Strunz No: VII/X.00-00
Locality:

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