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Philipsburgite Mineral Data + |
General Philipsburgite Information |
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| (Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 759.97 gm | |||
| Zinc 12.91 % Zn 16.06 % ZnO | |||
| Copper 37.63 % Cu 47.10 % CuO | |||
| Arsenic 14.79 % As 22.68 % As2O5 | |||
| Phosphorus 2.04 % P 4.67 % P2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.06 % H 9.48 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 31.58 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| 6(Cu0.75)6(Zn0.25)(AsO4)1.5(PO4)0.5(OH)6·(H2O) | |||
| Found in zone of secondary minerals. As analog of kipusite. | |||
| Approved IMA 1985 | |||
| Black Pine mine, Flink Creek Valley, John Long Mountains, 14.5 km west of Philipsburg, Montana, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for the locality | |||
Philipsburgite Image | |||
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Philipsburgite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =1.3402:1:1.1619 | |||
| a = 12.33, b = 9.2, c = 10.69, Z = 4; beta = 96.92° V = 1,203.80 Den(Calc)= 4.19 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.559(1), 4.05(0.9), 12.2(0.8), | |||
Physical Properties of Philipsburgite |
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| None | |||
| Emerald green. | |||
| 4.07 | |||
| Transparent to Semiopaque | |||
| 3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite | |||
| Non-fluorescent. | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| light green | |||
Optical Properties of Philipsburgite |
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| CI meas= -0.02 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1812,KPDmeas= 0.1866,KC= 0.183 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.729, b=1.774, g=1.775, bire=0.0460, 2V(Calc)=16, 2V(Meas)=16. Dispersion r >> v. | |||
| pale green. | |||
| medium green. | |||
| medium green. | |||
Calculated Properties of Philipsburgite |
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relectron=3.98 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00544 Boson Index = 0.99456 |
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PEPhilipsburgite = 33.42 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Philipsburgite is Not Radioactive |
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Philipsburgite Classification |
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| 42.2.4.2 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| (42.2)where (AB)3 (XO4) Zq · x(H2O) | |||
| (42.2.4)Dana Group | |||
| VII/D.19-20 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of medium size: Cu, Zn, Mn, Al, Fe | |||
| VII/D.19 - Kipushite - Veszelyite series | |||
Other Philipsburgite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
| Links to other databases for Philipsburgite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Philipsburgite using: Visit our Advertisers for Philipsburgite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Philipsburgite Mineral Data : Ask about Philipsburgite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Philipsburgite Specimen Label here :
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