Mahnertite Mineral Data

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General Mahnertite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,Ca)Cu++3(AsO4)2Cl·5(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 565.01 gm

Sodium 3.58 % Na 4.83 % Na₂O

Calcium 0.85 % Ca 1.19 % CaO

Copper 30.93 % Cu 38.72 % CuO

Arsenic 26.52 % As 40.68 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.30 % H 11.57 % H₂O

Chlorine 3.89 % Cl 3.89 % Cl

- % Cl -0.88 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 32.93 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_0.88Ca_0.12Cu_2.75(AsO₄)₂Cl_0.62·3.63(H₂O)

Environment:

Found in a zone of secondary alteration. Polytype of zdenekite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Cap Garonne mine, Var, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Volker Mahnert (b. 1943), zoologist, director of the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland.

Synonym:

IMA1994-035

Mahnertite Image

Images:

Mahnertite

Comments: Blue mahnertite in quartz.
Location: Cap Garonne Mine, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur, France. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Mahnertite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.36512

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.0371, c = 23.739, Z = 8; V = 2,391.55 Den(Calc)= 3.14

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - TrapezohedralH-M Symbol (4 2 2) Space Group: I 4mmm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 11.9(1), 3.098(0.8), 3.061(0.7),

Crystal Structure:

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Pushcharovsky D Y , Zubkova N V , Teat S J , Maclean E J , Sarp H , European Journal of Mineralogy , 16 (2004) p.687-692, Crystal structure of mahnertite

Physical Properties of Mahnertite

Color:

Blue, Emerald green.

Density:

3.14

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Hardness:

2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Mahnertite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.079 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.079 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2104,KPDmeas= 0.2104,KC= 0.195

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.635, w=1.686, bire=0.0510.

Calculated Properties of Mahnertite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.99 gm/cc
note: r_Mahnertite=3.14 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00017
Boson Index = 0.99983

Photoelectric:

PE_Mahnertite= 32.21 barns/electron
U=PE_Mahnertite x r_electron= 96.19 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Mahnertite is Not Radioactive

Mahnertite Classification

Dana Class:

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

(42.9)where (A)3 (XO4)2 Zq · x(H2O)

(42.9.4)Dana Group

42.9.4.1 Sampleite NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5(H2O) pseudo TET 2/m 2/m 2/m

42.9.4.2 Lavendulan NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) Unk Ortho

42.9.4.3 Zdenekite NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) P 4₁22,P 4₃22 4 2 2

42.9.4.4 Mahnertite ! (Na,Ca)Cu3(AsO4)2Cl·5(H2O) I 4mmm 4 2 2

42.9.4.5 Lemanskiite! NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) P 4₁22 or P 4₃22 Tetra

Strunz Class:

VII/D.25-27 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of very big and medium size: Al, Mg and Ca, Na, K

VII/D.25 - Lavendulan series

VII/D.25-10 Sampleite NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5(H2O) pseudo TET 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/D.25-20 Lavendulan NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) Unk Ortho

VII/D.25-22 Zinclavendulan* NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl·4-5(H2O) Unk Ortho

VII/D.25-24 Lemanskiite! NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) P 4₁22 or P 4₃22 Tetra

VII/D.25-25 Zdenekite NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) P 4₁22,P 4₃22 4 2 2

VII/D.25-27 Mahnertite (Na,Ca)Cu3(AsO4)2Cl·5(H2O) I 4mmm 4 2 2

VII/D.25-30 Shubnikovite Ca2Cu8(AsO4)6Cl(OH)·7(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho

VII/D.25-33 Goldquarryite! (Cu,[])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2 P1 1

VII/D.25-35 Andyrobertsite! KCdCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

VII/D.25-36 Calcio-andyrobertsite-1M! KCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

VII/D.25-36* Calcio-andyrobertsite-2O! KCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/D.25-38 Esperanzaite! NaCa2Al2(AsO4)2F4(OH)·2(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

VII/D.25-40 Englishite K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7·26(H2O) A2 or Aa 2

Other Mahnertite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, 8/99) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min, 82:1262, 90:772) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.82,p1262,1997)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Mahnertite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Mahnertite

(Na,Ca)Cu++3(AsO4)2Cl·5(H2O)
Dana No: 42.9.4.4 Strunz No: VII/D.25-27
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