General Melonjosephite Information![]() CaFe++Fe+++(PO4)2(OH) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 358.72 gm |
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Calcium 11.17 % Ca 15.63 % CaO |
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Iron 31.14 % Fe 20.03 % FeO / 22.26 % Fe2O3 |
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Phosphorus 17.27 % P 39.57 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.28 % H 2.51 % H2O |
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Oxygen 40.14 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) |
![]() Replacing an alluaudite group mineral in a complex granite pegmatite. |
![]() Approved IMA 1973 |
![]() Angarf-Sud pegmatite, Tazenakht Plain, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Joseph Melon (1898-1991), Institute of Mineralogy, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium. |
![]() Melonjosephite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 100143 |
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| | Melonjosephite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.8802:1:0.5881 |
![]() a = 9.548, b = 10.847, c = 6.38, Z = 4; V = 660.76 Den(Calc)= 3.61 |
![]() Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbam |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 3.049(1), 5.418(0.92), 2.709(0.89), |
| Physical Properties of Melonjosephite![]() {110} Perfect, {010} Indistinct |
![]() Dark green, Black. |
![]() 3.65 |
![]() Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
![]() 5 - Apatite |
![]() Adamantine - Greasy |
![]() greenish |
| Optical Properties of Melonjosephite![]() CI meas= 0.056 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.046 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2114,KPDmeas= 0.2091,KC= 0.2216 Ncalc = 1.8 - 1.81 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.72, b=1.77, g=1.8, bire=0.0800, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=80-85. |
| Calculated Properties of Melonjosephite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.52 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Melonjosephite =3.61 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.006944894 |
Boson Index = 0.993055106 ![]() PEMelonjosephite = 11.52 barns/electron |
U=PEMelonjosephite x rElectron Density= 40.57 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Melonjosephite is Not Radioactive | Melonjosephite Classification![]() 41.10.05.01 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(41.10)where (A++ B++)3 (XO4)2 Zq |
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(41.10.05)Dana Group |
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![]() 08.BG.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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08.BG -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.5:1 |
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| Other Melonjosephite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
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1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Melonjosephite using: Visit our Advertisers for Melonjosephite : A Bijoux Google Search for MelonjosephiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Melonjosephite Cape Minerals Google Search for Melonjosephite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Melonjosephite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Melonjosephite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Melonjosephite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Melonjosephite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Melonjosephite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Melonjosephite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Melonjosephite Ask about Melonjosephite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Melonjosephite Specimen Label here :
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