Parascholzite Mineral Data

General Parascholzite Information

Chemical Formula:

CaZn2(PO4)2•2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 396.83 gm

Calcium 10.10 % Ca 14.13 % CaO

Zinc 32.96 % Zn 41.02 % ZnO

Phosphorus 15.61 % P 35.77 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.02 % H 9.08 % H₂O

Oxygen 40.32 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CaZn₂(PO₄)₂•2(H₂O)

Environment:

Found in association with scholzite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1981

Locality:

Hagendorf Sud and Nord, Bavaria, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for its dimorphic relationship to scholzite.

Name Pronunciation:

Parascholzite

Synonym:

ICSD 40146

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Parascholzite Ehrleite

Comments: White to clear, slender, 1-2mm, prismatic crystals of ehrleite associated with massive parascholzite. Type specimen courtesy of Museum of Geology, SD School of Mines.
Location: Tip Top mine, Custer County, South Dakota, USA. Scale: Crystal size 1-2 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

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Parascholzite

Comments: Bluish, transparent, prismatic parascholzite crystals on matrix.
Location: Hagendorf, Bavaria, Germany. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Parascholzite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.4068:1:0.8992

Cell Dimensions:

a = 17.864, b = 7.422, c = 6.674, Z = 4; beta = 106.45° V = 848.66 Den(Calc)= 3.11

Crystal System:

MonoclinicSpace Group: C 2/c or Cc

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.55(1), 2.804(0.8), 4.158(0.5),

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Taxer K J , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 198 (1992) p.239-253, Order-disorder and polymorphism of the compound, with the composition of scholzite, CaZn2[PO4]2*2H2O, Note: hypothetical idealized structure, Note: x(O2) corrected

Physical Properties of Parascholzite

Cleavage:

{100} Parting

Color:

Colorless, White.

Density:

3.12

Habit:

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

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Parascholzite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1906,KPDmeas= 0.19,KC= 0.1908
Ncalc = 1.59 - 1.6

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.587, b=1.588, g=1.603, bire=0.0160, 2V(Calc)=30, 2V(Meas)=25. Dispersion r > v.

Calculated Properties of Parascholzite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.04 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Parascholzite =3.11 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_{Parascholzite}= 18.16 barns/electron
U=PE_{Parascholzite} x rElectron Density= 55.21 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Parascholzite Classification

Dana Class:

40.02.05.01 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.02)where A++ (B++)2 (XO4) · x(H2O)

(40.02.05)Dana Group

40.02.05.01 Parascholzite CaZn2(PO4)2•2(H2O) C 2/c or Cc Mono

Strunz Class:

08.CA.45 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O

08.CA -With small and large/medium cations

08.CA.45 Parascholzite CaZn2(PO4)2•2(H2O) C 2/c or Cc Mono

08.CA.45 Scholzite CaZn2(PO4)2•2(H2O) Pbmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Parascholzite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Parascholzite :
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

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Parascholzite

CaZn2(PO4)2•2(H2O)
Dana No: 40.02.05.01 Strunz No: 08.CA.45
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