Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Mineral Data

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General Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca2Fe+++Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH,O)2•(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 502.25 gm

Calcium 15.96 % Ca 22.33 % CaO

Aluminum 10.74 % Al 20.30 % Al₂O₃

Iron 11.12 % Fe 15.90 % Fe₂O₃

Silicon 16.78 % Si 35.89 % SiO₂

Hydrogen 0.80 % H 7.17 % H₂O

Oxygen 44.60 % O

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100.00 % 101.59 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₂Fe³⁺Al₂(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂•(H₂O)

Environment:

Metamorphic rocks.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1973

Locality:

Langban, near Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden (actually the TL of julgoldite). Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the American geologist, R. Pumpelly (1837-1923).

Name Pronunciation:

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) + Pronunciation

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Image

Images:

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)

Comments: Crystals of pumpellyite-(Fe+++), to 0.1 mm.
Location: Braen Stone Industry Quarry, Haledon, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA. Scale: Crystal Length 0.1 mm.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.4844:1:3.2179

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.825, b = 5.945, c = 19.131, Z = 4; beta = 97.45° V = 995.23 Den(Calc)= 3.35

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: A2/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.9(1), 2.91(1), 3.79(0.9),2.19(0.7), 2.74(0.7), 4.38(0.7), 2.52(0.5), 4.68(0.5),

Physical Properties of Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)

Cleavage:

{001} Good, {100} Good

Color:

Blue green, Olive green, Brown.

Density:

3.2

Fracture:

Sub Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by semi-curving surfaces.

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Habit:

Massive - Lamellar - Distinctly foliated fine-grained forms.

Habit:

Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates.

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.098 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.138 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2051,KPDmeas= 0.2147,KC= 0.238
Ncalc = 1.76 - 1.8

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.682, b=1.685, g=1.694, bire=0.0120

Calculated Properties of Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.19 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) =3.20 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_{Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)}= 6.19 barns/electron
U=PE_{Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)} x rElectron Density= 19.71 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) is Not Radioactive

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Classification

Dana Class:

58.02.02.06 (58)Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups

(58.02)with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n=1,2)

(58.02.02)Pumpellyite group

58.02.02.01 Julgoldite-(Fe++) Ca2Fe(Fe,Al)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

58.02.02.02 Julgoldite-(Fe+++) Ca2Fe(Fe,Al)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(O,OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

58.02.02.03 Okhotskite-(Mg)* Ca3(Mg,Mn)(Mn,Al,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) Mono

58.02.02.04 Okhotskite-(Mn++) Ca2(Mn,Mg)(Mn,Al,Fe)Si3O10(OH)4 A2/m 2/m

58.02.02.05 Pumpellyite-(Fe++) Ca2Fe(Al,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

58.02.02.06 Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Ca2FeAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH,O)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

58.02.02.07 Pumpellyite-(Mg) Ca2MgAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

58.02.02.08 Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Ca2(Mn,Mg)(Al,Mn,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

58.02.02.09 Shuiskite Ca2(Mg,Al)(Cr,Al)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

58.02.02.10 Poppiite! Ca2(V,Fe,Mg)(V,Al)2(Si,Al)3(O,OH)14 C 2/m 2/m

58.02.02.11 Pumpellyite-(Al)! Ca2(Al,Fe,Mg)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH,O)2•H2O A2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

09.BG.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates

09.BG -Sorosilicates with mixed SiO4 and Si2O7 groups;

09.BG.20 Julgoldite-(Fe++) Ca2Fe(Fe,Al)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Julgoldite-(Fe+++) Ca2Fe(Fe,Al)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(O,OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Pumpellyite-(Fe++) Ca2Fe(Al,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Okhotskite-(Mg)* Ca3(Mg,Mn)(Mn,Al,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) Mono

09.BG.20 Okhotskite-(Mn++) Ca2(Mn,Mg)(Mn,Al,Fe)Si3O10(OH)4 A2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Ca2FeAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH,O)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Pumpellyite-(Mg) Ca2MgAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Ca2(Mn,Mg)(Al,Mn,Fe)2(SiO4)(Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Shuiskite Ca2(Mg,Al)(Cr,Al)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) A2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Pumpellyite-(Al)! Ca2(Al,Fe,Mg)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH,O)2•H2O A2/m 2/m

09.BG.20 Poppiite! Ca2(V,Fe,Mg)(V,Al)2(Si,Al)3(O,OH)14 C 2/m 2/m

Other Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)

Ca2Fe+++Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH,O)2•(H2O)
Dana No: 58.02.02.06 Strunz No: 09.BG.20
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Pumpellyite-(Fe ) Mineral Data

General Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Information

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Image

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Crystallography

Physical Properties of Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)

Optical Properties of Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)

Calculated Properties of Pumpellyite-(Fe+++)

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Classification

Other Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Information