Schoderite Mineral Data

Schoderite Mineral Data +

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General Schoderite Information

Chemical Formula:

Al2(PO4)(VO4)·8(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 408.00 gm

Aluminum 13.23 % Al 24.99 % Al₂O₃

Vanadium 12.49 % V 22.29 % V₂O₅

Phosphorus 7.59 % P 17.40 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 3.95 % H 35.32 % H₂O

Oxygen 62.74 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Al₂(PO₄)(VO₄)·8(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1962

Locality:

Fish Creek Range, near Eureka, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for William P. Schoder (1900-1977), U. S. Chemist.

Schoderite Image

Images:

Schoderite

Comments: Sub-mm coatings of yellow to deep orange Schoderite on matrix.
Location: Fish Creek Range, Eureka County, Nevada, USA. Scale: Picture size 2 cm.
© John Veevaert

Schoderite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5313:1:0.4101

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.26, b = 30.6, c = 12.55, Z = 18; beta = 91.77° V = 6,241.35 Den(Calc)= 1.95

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 16.33(1), 15.34(0.7), 7.64(0.35),

Physical Properties of Schoderite

Cleavage:

[010] Good

Color:

Yellow, Orange.

Density:

1.88

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Streak:

yellow

Optical Properties of Schoderite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.071 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2885,KPDmeas= 0.2993,KC= 0.2795

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.56, b=1.563, g=1.565, bire=0.0050, 2V(Calc)=78, 2V(Meas)=43.

Calculated Properties of Schoderite

Electron Density:

r_electron=1.99 gm/cc
note: r_Schoderite=1.95 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00061
Boson Index = 0.99939

Photoelectric:

PE_Schoderite= 3.11 barns/electron
U=PE_Schoderite x r_electron= 6.18 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Schoderite is Not Radioactive

Schoderite Classification

Dana Class:

43.3.1.1 (43)Compound Phosphates, etc.

(43.3)(Hydrated Normal Compound Anions)

(43.3.1)Dana Group

43.3.1.1 Schoderite Al2(PO4)(VO4)·8(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

43.3.1.2 Metaschoderite Al2(PO4)(VO4)·6(H2O) P 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

VII/C.12-30 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.12 - Newberyite - Kankite series

VII/C.12-10 Newberyite Mg(PO3OH)·3(H2O) P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m

VII/C.12-20 Steigerite AlVO4·3(H2O) P 2₁/m, P 2 Mono

VII/C.12-30 Schoderite Al2(PO4)(VO4)·8(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

VII/C.12-40 Metaschoderite Al2(PO4)(VO4)·6(H2O) P 2/m 2/m

VII/C.12-50 Kankite FeAsO4·3.5(H2O) Unk Mono

Other Schoderite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Schoderite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 -École des Mines de Paris

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Schoderite

Al2(PO4)(VO4)·8(H2O)
Dana No: 43.3.1.1 Strunz No: VII/C.12-30
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