Segnitite Mineral Data


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General Segnitite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: PbFe+++3H(AsO4)2(OH)6
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 755.63 gm
   Iron      22.17 %  Fe   31.70 % Fe2O3
   Arsenic   19.83 %  As   30.42 % As2O5
   Hydrogen   0.93 %  H     8.34 % H2O
   Lead      27.42 %  Pb   29.54 % PbO
   Oxygen    29.64 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: PbFe3+3H(AsO4)2(OH)6
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1992
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 40681
  IMA1991-017
  PDF 45-1392
 

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Segnitite

Comments: Translucent yellow crystalline segnitite crust.
Location: Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Segnitite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:2.32545
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 7.359, c = 17.113, Z = 3; V = 802.59 Den(Calc)= 4.69
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.092(1), 5.966(0.5), 3.678(0.4),
 

Physical Properties of Segnitite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Good
Help on Color: Color: Greenish brown, Yellow brown.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4 - Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Adamantine
Help on Streak: Streak: light yellow
 

Optical Properties of Segnitite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= 0.051 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2058,KC= 0.2168
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (-), e=1.955, w=1.975, bire=0.0200.
 

Calculated Properties of Segnitite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.28 gm/cc
note: rSegnitite =4.69 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.06544
Boson Index = 0.93456
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PESegnitite = 482.13 barns/electron
U=PESegnitite x relectron=2,064.78 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Segnitite is Not Radioactive

 

Segnitite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 42.7.4.4 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
  (42.7)where (AB)5 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O)
  (42.7.4)Dana Group
 
42.7.4.1 Arsenocrandallite (Ca,Sr)Al3[(As,P)O4]2(OH)5·(H2O) R 3m 3m
 
42.7.4.2 Philipsbornite PbAl3(AsO4)2(OH)5·(H2O) R 3m-,R 3m Trig
 
42.7.4.3 Arsenogoyazite (Sr,Ca,Ba)Al3(AsO4,PO4)2(OH,F)5·(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m
 
42.7.4.4 Segnitite PbFe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: VIII/B.36-165 VIII - Silicates
  VIII/B - Nesosub-silicates. "Insel" silicates with anions unfamiliar to tetraheders. Uranyl-"Insel" silicates with [UO2]2+ - [SiO4]4-
  VIII/B.36 - Soddyite - Swamboite series
 
VIII/B.36-10 Soddyite (UO2)2SiO4·2(H2O) F ddd 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
VIII/B.36-20 Swamboite UH6(UO2)6(SiO4)6·30(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
 
VIII/B.36-163 Kintoreite PbFe3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 R 3m 3 2/m
 
VIII/B.36-165 Segnitite PbFe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m
 

Other Segnitite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p656-659,1992) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p656-659,1992)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Segnitite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Segnitite

PbFe+++3H(AsO4)2(OH)6
Dana No: 42.7.4.4 Strunz No: VIII/B.36-165
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