Laurionite Mineral Data

General Laurionite Information

Chemical Formula:

PbCl(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 259.66 gm

Hydrogen 0.39 % H 3.47 % H₂O

Lead 79.80 % Pb 85.96 % PbO

Chlorine 13.65 % Cl 13.65 % Cl

- % Cl -3.08 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 6.16 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

PbCl(OH)

Environment:

Secondary mineral from smelting activities.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1887

Locality:

Ancient lead slags at Laurium, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Laurionite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 28035

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Laurionite Image

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Laurionite

Comments: Colorless, stellate spray of acicular Laurionite crystals on matrix.
Location: Laurium, Greece. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Laurionite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7319:1:0.4175

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.1, b = 9.7, c = 4.05, Z = 4; V = 278.92 Den(Calc)= 6.18

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.3(1), 4.01(0.9), 2.52(0.7),

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Forms: ( 1 0 0) ( 1 0 1) ( 8 1 2)

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Venetopoulos C C , Rentzeperis P J , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 141 (1975) p.246-259, The crystal structure of laurionite, Pb(OH)Cl

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Physical Properties of Laurionite

Cleavage:

{010} Distinct

Color:

Colorless, White.

Density:

6.24

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luster:

Adamantine - Pearly

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Laurionite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.058 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.068 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1807,KPDmeas= 0.179,KC= 0.1693
Ncalc = 2.05 - 2.06

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=2.077, b=2.116, g=2.158, bire=0.0810, 2V(Calc)=90, 2V(Meas)=70.

Calculated Properties of Laurionite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.19 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Laurionite =6.24 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83

Photoelectric:

PE_Laurionite=1,473.61 barns/electron
U=PE_Laurionite x rElectron Density=7,649.18 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Laurionite is Not Radioactive

Laurionite Classification

Dana Class:

10.02.02.01 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides

(10.02)where A (O,OH) Xq

(10.02.02)Dana Group

10.02.02.01 Laurionite PbCl(OH) Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

03.DC.05 03 - HALIDES

03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides

03.DC -With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu

03.DC.05 Laurionite PbCl(OH) Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

03.DC.05 Paralaurionite PbCl(OH) C 2/m 2/m

Other Laurionite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Laurionite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Laurionite

PbCl(OH)
Dana No: 10.02.02.01 Strunz No: 03.DC.05
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