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Phosphophyllite Mineral Data + |
General Phosphophyllite Information |
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| Zn2(Fe++,Mn)(PO4)2·4(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 448.40 gm | |||
| Manganese 3.06 % Mn 3.95 % MnO | |||
| Zinc 29.17 % Zn 36.30 % ZnO | |||
| Iron 9.34 % Fe 12.02 % FeO | |||
| Phosphorus 13.82 % P 31.66 % P2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.80 % H 16.07 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 42.82 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Zn2Fe2+0.75Mn2+0.25(PO4)2·4(H2O) | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1920 | |||
| Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Oberpfalz, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named after its chemical composition containing phosphorus and the Greek fyllon - meaning "leaf." | |||
| ICSD 100078 | |||
| PDF 29-1427 | |||
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Phosphophyllite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =2.0403:1:2.076 | |||
| a = 10.377, b = 5.086, c = 10.559, Z = 2; beta = 121.1° V = 477.18 Den(Calc)= 3.12 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 4.438(1), 8.86(0.85), 3.383(0.6), | |||
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Physical Properties of Phosphophyllite |
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| [100] Perfect, [010] Distinct, [102] Distinct | |||
| Blue green, Colorless, Light green. | |||
| 3.1 | |||
| Transparent | |||
| Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | |||
| Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces. | |||
| 3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Phosphophyllite |
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| CI meas= 0.02 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.027 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.195,KPDmeas= 0.1962,KC= 0.2003 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.595, b=1.614, g=1.616, bire=0.0210, 2V(Calc)=34, 2V(Meas)=44.3. | |||
| colorless. | |||
| pale blue green. | |||
| pale blue green. | |||
Calculated Properties of Phosphophyllite |
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relectron=3.04 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01414 Boson Index = 0.98586 |
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PEPhosphophyllite = 18.48 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Phosphophyllite is Not Radioactive |
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Phosphophyllite Classification |
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| 40.2.7.1 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc | |||
| (40.2)where A++ (B++)2 (XO4) · x(H2O) | |||
| (40.2.7)Dana Group | |||
| VII/C.11-10 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/C - Water-bearing phosphates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and small size: Be and Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mg | |||
| VII/C.11 - Phosphophyllite - Fahleite series | |||
Other Phosphophyllite Information |
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| NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32) | |||
| Links to other databases for Phosphophyllite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Athena 4 - EUROmin Project 5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - MinMax(Deutsch) 12 - MinMax(English) 13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info 16 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Phosphophyllite using: Visit our Advertisers for Phosphophyllite : 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 Phosphophyllite Mineral Data : Ask about Phosphophyllite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Phosphophyllite Specimen Label here :
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