General Triploidite Information![]() (Mn,Fe++)2(PO4)(OH) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 222.31 gm |
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Manganese 37.07 % Mn 47.86 % MnO |
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Iron 12.56 % Fe 16.16 % FeO |
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Phosphorus 13.93 % P 31.93 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.45 % H 4.05 % H2O |
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Oxygen 35.98 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Mn2+1.5Fe2+0.5(PO4)(OH) |
![]() Hydrothermal alteration product of primary phosphates in complex zoned granite pegmatites. Forms a series with wolfeite. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1878 |
![]() Branchville, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for triplite and the Greek for form, as it closely resembles that species. |
![]() Triploidite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 18095 |
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Triploidite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.9314:1:0.7489 |
![]() a = 12.366, b = 13.276, c = 9.943, Z = 16; beta = 108.23° V = 1,550.42 Den(Calc)= 3.81 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.94(1), 3.107(0.9), 3.221(0.7), |
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| Physical Properties of Triploidite![]() {???} Perfect |
![]() Greenish, Yellow, Yellow brown, Pink, Reddish brown. |
![]() 3.7 |
![]() Transparent to Translucent |
![]() Conchoidal - Uneven - Uneven fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. |
![]() Columnar - Forms columns |
![]() Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. |
![]() 4.5-5 - Near Apatite |
![]() Non-fluorescent. |
![]() Vitreous - Greasy |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Triploidite![]() CI meas= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1908,KPDmeas= 0.1965,KC= 0.1969 Ncalc = 1.73 - 1.75 ![]() Biaxial (+), a=1.725, b=1.726, g=1.73, bire=0.0050 |
| Calculated Properties of Triploidite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.55 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Triploidite =3.70 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0028362647 |
Boson Index = 0.9971637353 ![]() PETriploidite = 14.05 barns/electron |
U=PETriploidite x rElectron Density= 49.80 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Triploidite is Not Radioactive | Triploidite Classification![]() 41.06.03.02 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(41.06)where (A)2 (XO4) Zq |
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(41.06.03)Wolfeite Group |
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![]() 08.BB.15 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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08.BB -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 £ 1:1 |
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| Other Triploidite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Triploidite : |
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 Search for Triploidite using: Visit our Advertisers for Triploidite : A Bijoux Google Search for TriploiditeAdam's Minerals Google Search for Triploidite Cape Minerals Google Search for Triploidite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Triploidite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Triploidite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Triploidite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Triploidite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Triploidite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Triploidite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Triploidite Ask about Triploidite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Triploidite Specimen Label here :
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