Radovanite Mineral Data

Radovanite Mineral Data

General Radovanite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu2Fe+++(AsO4)[As+++O2(OH)2]·H2O

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 575.94 gm

Iron 8.73 % Fe 12.48 % Fe₂O₃

Copper 20.96 % Cu 23.60 % Cu₂O

Arsenic 39.03 % As 34.35 % As₂O₃ / 19.95 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.73 % H 6.49 % H₂O

Oxygen 30.56 % O

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100.00 % 96.87 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu_1.9Fe³⁺_0.9AsAs₂H_4.15O₁₁

Environment:

Secondary mineral associated with other arsenates. New-structure type.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Roua copper deposit in the upper part of the Var Valley (Dalius gorge), Alpes-Maritimes, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Radovan Cerny (1957-), crystallographer at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Synonym:

IMA2000-001

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Radovanite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7292:1:0.6154

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.585, b = 13.143, c = 8.0884, Z = 4; V = 1,018.94 Den(Calc)= 3.75

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.09(1)(202), 6.179(0.9)(101), 3.241(0.4)(122),2.214(0.25)(251,223), 2.71(0.25)(240,321), 6.88(0.25)(001), 2.551(0.2)(042), 3.871(0.2)(220),

Physical Properties of Radovanite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Pistachio green.

Density:

3.9

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

green

Optical Properties of Radovanite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.8, b=1.84, g=1.86, bire=0.0600

Calculated Properties of Radovanite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.51 gm/cc
note: r_Radovanite=3.75 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00199
Boson Index = 0.99801

Photoelectric:

PE_Radovanite= 39.11 barns/electron
U=PE_Radovanite x r_electron= 137.35 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Radovanite is Not Radioactive

Radovanite Classification

Dana Class:

42.2.6.1 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.2)where (AB)3 (XO4) Zq · x(H2O)

(42.2.6)Dana Group

42.2.6.1 Radovanite ! Cu2Fe(AsO4)[AsO2(OH)2]·H2O P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VII/C.11-40 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

VII/C.11-10 Phosphophyllite Zn2(Fe,Mn)(PO4)2·4(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

VII/C.11-20 Hopeite Zn3(PO4)2·4(H2O) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/C.11-30 Parahopeite Zn3(PO4)2·4(H2O) P1 1

VII/C.11-40 Radovanite Cu2Fe(AsO4)[AsO2(OH)2]·H2O P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/C.11-50 Smolianinovite (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)3(Fe,Al)2(AsO4)4·11(H2O) Unk Ortho

VII/C.11-60 Fahleite Zn5CaFe2(AsO4)6·14(H2O) Unk Ortho

Other Radovanite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, v 88, p 1177) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 1177) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, v 88, p 1177)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Radovanite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Radovanite

Cu2Fe+++(AsO4)[As+++O2(OH)2]·H2O
Dana No: 42.2.6.1 Strunz No: VII/C.11-40
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