Smolianinovite Mineral Data + 
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- 40.5.8.1 Smolianinovite (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)3(Fe,Al)2(AsO4)4·11(H2O) Unk Ortho
- 40.5.8.2 Fahleite Zn5CaFe2(AsO4)6·14(H2O) Unk Ortho
- 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
General Smolianinovite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)3(Fe+++,Al)2(AsO4)4·11(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,081.49 gm | ||
| Calcium 2.59 % Ca 3.63 % CaO | |||
| Magnesium 2.02 % Mg 3.35 % MgO | |||
| Aluminum 0.75 % Al 1.41 % Al2O3 | |||
| Iron 8.78 % Fe 12.55 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Cobalt 6.54 % Co 8.31 % CoO | |||
| Nickel 5.97 % Ni 7.60 % NiO | |||
| Arsenic 28.40 % As 43.57 % As2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 2.19 % H 19.57 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 42.75 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Co1.2Ni1.1Mg0.9Ca0.7Fe3+1.7Al0.3(AsO4)4.1(OH)1.5·11(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
An oxidation product of Ni-Co arsenides. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 | ||
| Locality: |
Bou Azzer, Morocco. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Nikolai A. Smoljaninov (1885-1957), Mineralogist, Moscow Univerisity, Russia. | ||
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Smolianinovite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.546:1:1.8686 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.4, b = 11.72, c = 21.9, Z = 2; V = 1,642.68 Den(Calc)= 2.19 | ||
| Crystal System: |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 10.87(1), 3.16(0.7), 2.88(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Smolianinovite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Distinct | ||
| Color: |
Yellow, Yellow brown. | ||
| Density: |
2.43 - 2.49, Average = 2.46 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. | ||
| Habit: |
Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. | ||
| Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum | ||
| Luster: |
Silky | ||
Optical Properties of Smolianinovite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.144 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.285 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2854,KPDmeas= 0.2541,KC= 0.2222 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), b=1.625 | ||
Calculated Properties of Smolianinovite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.39 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.0048 Boson Index = 0.9952 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESmolianinovite = 26.57 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Smolianinovite is Not Radioactive |
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Smolianinovite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
40.5.8.1 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc | ||
| (40.5)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (40.5.8)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VII/C.11-50 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 | |||
Other Smolianinovite Information |
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| 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 Smolianinovite : 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 - Scandinavian mineral gallery 14 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Smolianinovite using: Visit our Advertisers for Smolianinovite : Translate Smolianinovite Mineral Data : Ask about Smolianinovite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Smolianinovite Specimen Label here :
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