Parasymplesite Mineral Data

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General Parasymplesite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe++3(AsO4)2•8(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 589.50 gm

Iron 28.42 % Fe 36.56 % FeO

Arsenic 25.42 % As 38.99 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 2.74 % H 24.45 % H₂O

Oxygen 43.42 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂•8(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1837

Locality:

Kiura, Ohita, Japan Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named from the Greek "to bring together", in allusion to its relations to other minerals. Dimorphous with symplesite.

Name Pronunciation:

Parasymplesite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 30646

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Parasymplesite Image

Images:

Parasymplesite

Comments: Opaque, prismatic parasymplesite crystals.
Location: Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Parasymplesite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7657:1:0.3543

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.349, b = 13.515, c = 4.789, Z = 2; beta = 104.92° V = 647.24 Den(Calc)= 3.02

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 6.75(1), 3.025(0.5), 8.057(0.3),

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Mori H , Ito T , Acta Crystallographica , 3 (1950) p.1-6, The structure of vivianite and symplesite, Locality: Kiura, Japan

Physical Properties of Parasymplesite

Cleavage:

{010} Perfect

Color:

Greenish blue, Light greenish blue.

Density:

3.07

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Habit:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite)

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Parasymplesite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.22,KPDmeas= 0.2164,KC= 0.215
Ncalc = 1.65 - 1.66

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.628, b=1.66, g=1.705, bire=0.0770

Pleochroism (x):

deep blue.

Pleochroism (y):

nearly colorless.

Pleochroism (z):

colorless.

Calculated Properties of Parasymplesite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.00 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Parasymplesite =3.07 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0062377496
Boson Index = 0.9937622504

Photoelectric:

PE_{Parasymplesite}= 25.38 barns/electron
U=PE_{Parasymplesite} x rElectron Density= 76.14 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Parasymplesite Classification

Dana Class:

40.03.06.06 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.03)where (A++)3 (XO4)2 · x(H2O)

(40.03.06)Vivianite Group

40.03.06.01 Vivianite Fe3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.02 Baricite (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.03 Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.04 Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.05 Kottigite Zn3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.06 Parasymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.07 Hornesite Mg3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.08 Arupite (Ni,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.09 Pakhomovskyite! Co3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.CE.40 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O

08.CE -With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O £ 1:2.5

08.CE.40 Arupite (Ni,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Baricite (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Ferrisymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•5(H2O) None

08.CE.40 Hornesite Mg3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Kottigite Zn3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Manganohornesite (Mn,Mg)3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.CE.40 Parasymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Vivianite Fe3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Pakhomovskyite! Co3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Other Parasymplesite Information

References:

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

See Also:

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

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Parasymplesite

Fe++3(AsO4)2•8(H2O)
Dana No: 40.03.06.06 Strunz No: 08.CE.40
Locality:

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