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General Millisite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9·3(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 815.98 gm

Potassium 1.20 % K 1.44 % K₂O

Sodium 2.11 % Na 2.85 % Na₂O

Calcium 4.91 % Ca 6.87 % CaO

Aluminum 19.84 % Al 37.49 % Al₂O₃

Phosphorus 15.18 % P 34.79 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.85 % H 16.56 % H₂O

Oxygen 54.90 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na_0.75K_0.25CaAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₉·3(H₂O)

Environment:

Found in altered phosphate deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1930

Locality:

Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for F. T. Millis of Lehi, Utah, who found the first specimens.

Synonym:

Lehiite

Millisite Image

Images:

Millisite

Comments: Milky cream-colored crystals of millisite.
Location: Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah County, Utah, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Millisite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:2.72428

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7, c = 19.07, Z = 2; V = 934.43 Den(Calc)= 2.90

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - TrapezohedralH-M Symbol (4 2 2) Space Group: P 4₁2₁2,P 4₃2₁2

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.73(1), 4.8(1), 4.84(1),

Physical Properties of Millisite

Cleavage:

[001] Good

Color:

Greenish, White, Light gray.

Density:

2.83

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Magnetism:

Nonmagnetic

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Millisite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.046 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2051,KPDmeas= 0.2101,KC= 0.2202

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.584, b=1.598, g=1.602, bire=0.0180

Calculated Properties of Millisite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.84 gm/cc
note: r_Millisite=2.83 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00033
Boson Index = 0.99967

Photoelectric:

PE_Millisite= 2.09 barns/electron
U=PE_Millisite x r_electron= 5.95 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 17.37 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Millisite - barely detectable

Millisite Classification

Dana Class:

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

(42.7)where (AB)5 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O)

(42.7.9)Dana Group

42.7.9.1 Millisite (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9·3(H2O) P 4₁2₁2,P 4₃2₁2 4 2 2

Strunz Class:

VII/D.51-30 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.51 - Wardite - Millisite series

VII/D.51-10 Wardite NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2(H2O) P 4₁2₁2 4 2 2

VII/D.51-20 Cyrilovite NaFe3(PO4)2(OH)4·2(H2O) P 4₁2₁21,P 4₃2₁21 4 2 2

VII/D.51-30 Millisite (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9·3(H2O) P 4₁2₁2,P 4₃2₁2 4 2 2

Other Millisite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Millisite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Millisite

(Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9·3(H2O)
Dana No: 42.7.9.1 Strunz No: VII/D.51-30
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