Rodalquilarite Mineral Data

General Rodalquilarite Information

Chemical Formula:

H3Fe+++2(Te++++O3)4Cl

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 850.55 gm

Iron 13.13 % Fe 18.78 % Fe₂O₃

Tellurium 60.01 % Te 75.06 % TeO₂

Hydrogen 0.12 % H 1.06 % H₂O

Chlorine 4.17 % Cl 4.17 % Cl

- % Cl -0.94 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 22.57 % O

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100.00 % 98.12 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

HFe³⁺₂(TeO₃)₄Cl

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1968

Locality:

Rodalquilar gold deposit, Almeria, Spain. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Rodalquilarite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 50706

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Rodalquilarite Image

Images:

Rodalquilarite

Comments: Green crystals of rodalquilarite on matrix.
Location: Tombstone, Tombstone District, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA. Scale: Picture size 4 m.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Images:

Rodalquilarite Schieffelinite

Comments: Creamy white Schieffelinite with minor green rodalquilarite.
Location: Tombstone, Tombstone District, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA. Scale: Picture size 6 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Rodalquilarite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.75:1:1.3051

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.89, b = 5.08, c = 6.63, Z = 1; alpha = 103.2°, beta = 107.1°, gamma = 77.87° V = 272.40 Den(Calc)= 5.18

Crystal System:

TriclinicSpace Group: P1 or P1

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.24(1), 2.62(0.8), 3.31(0.6),

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Dusausoy Y , Protas J , Acta Crystallographica, Section B , 25 (1969) p.1551-1558, Determination et etude de la structure cristalline de la rodalquilarite,, chlorotellurite acide de fer, Locality: Almeria, Spain

Physical Properties of Rodalquilarite

Cleavage:

{???} Good

Color:

Grass green, Emerald green.

Density:

5.05 - 5.15, Average = 5.09

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite

Luster:

Greasy (Oily)

Streak:

light green

Optical Properties of Rodalquilarite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2242,KPDmeas= 0.2255,KC= 0.2268
Ncalc = 2.15 - 2.17

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=2.1, g=2.2, bire=0.1000, 2V(Meas)=38.

Calculated Properties of Rodalquilarite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.49 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Rodalquilarite =5.10 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.05
Boson Index = 0.95

Photoelectric:

PE_{Rodalquilarite}= 214.02 barns/electron
U=PE_{Rodalquilarite} x rElectron Density= 959.92 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Rodalquilarite is Not Radioactive

Rodalquilarite Classification

Dana Class:

34.06.02.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites

(34.06)Dana Type

(34.06.02)Dana Group

34.06.02.01 Rodalquilarite H3Fe2(TeO3)4Cl P1 or P1 Tri

Strunz Class:

04.JL.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites,

04.JL -Tellurites with additional anions, without H2O

04.JL.05 Rodalquilarite H3Fe2(TeO3)4Cl P1 or P1 Tri

Other Rodalquilarite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Rodalquilarite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Rodalquilarite

H3Fe+++2(Te++++O3)4Cl
Dana No: 34.06.02.01 Strunz No: 04.JL.05
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