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General Philipsburgite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: 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
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: 6(Cu0.75)6(Zn0.25)(AsO4)1.5(PO4)0.5(OH)6·(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Found in zone of secondary minerals. As analog of kipusite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1985
Help on Locality: Locality: Black Pine mine, Flink Creek Valley, John Long Mountains, 14.5 km west of Philipsburg, Montana, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality
 

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Philipsburgite

Comments: Green botryoidal micro crystals of philipsburgite.
Location: Gold Hill mine, Tooele County, Utah, USA. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© John Veevaert

Philipsburgite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.3402:1:1.1619
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 12.33, b = 9.2, c = 10.69, Z = 4; beta = 96.92° V = 1,203.80 Den(Calc)= 4.19
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.559(1), 4.05(0.9), 12.2(0.8),
 

Physical Properties of Philipsburgite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Emerald green.
Help on Density: Density: 4.07
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to Semiopaque
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: light green
 

Optical Properties of Philipsburgite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: 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
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.729, b=1.774, g=1.775, bire=0.0460, 2V(Calc)=16, 2V(Meas)=16. Dispersion r >> v.
Help on Pleochroism (x): Pleochroism (x): pale green.
Help on Pleochroism (y): Pleochroism (y): medium green.
Help on Pleochroism (z): Pleochroism (z): medium green.
 

Calculated Properties of Philipsburgite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.98 gm/cc
note: rPhilipsburgite =4.19 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00544
Boson Index = 0.99456
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEPhilipsburgite = 33.42 barns/electron
U=PEPhilipsburgite x relectron= 132.85 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Philipsburgite is Not Radioactive

 

Philipsburgite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 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
 
42.2.4.1 Kipushite (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
42.2.4.2 Philipsburgite (Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 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
 
VII/D.19-10 Kipushite (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.19-20 Philipsburgite (Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
 
VII/D.19-30 Veszelyite (Cu,Zn)2ZnPO4(OH)3·2(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
 

Other Philipsburgite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Philipsburgite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 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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Philipsburgite

(Cu,Zn)6(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O)
Dana No: 42.2.4.2 Strunz No: VII/D.19-20
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