Varlamoffite Mineral Data

Varlamoffite Mineral Data

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General Varlamoffite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 135.50 gm

Iron 10.30 % Fe 14.73 % Fe₂O₃

Tin 65.71 % Sn 83.42 % SnO₂

Hydrogen 0.37 % H 3.32 % H₂O

Oxygen 23.62 % O

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100.00 % 101.48 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Sn_0.75Fe³⁺_0.25O_1.5(OH)_0.5

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA 1946

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Varlamoffite Image

Images:

Varlamoffite

Comments: Yellowish earthy varlamoffite masses with quartz.
Location: Saint Austell, Cornwall, England. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Varlamoffite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.66454

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.71, c = 3.13, Z = 1; V = 69.44 Den(Calc)= 3.24

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4₁/mnm

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.75(1), 2.6(0.8), 3.33(0.8),

Physical Properties of Varlamoffite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Yellow, Orange red.

Density:

2.52 - 2.61, Average = 2.56

Diaphaniety:

Translucent to Opaque

Hardness:

6-6.5 - Orthoclase-Pyrite

Luster:

Waxy

Streak:

light yellow

Optical Properties of Varlamoffite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.57 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.177) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 1.45 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.177) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Varlamoffite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.89 gm/cc
note: r_Varlamoffite=3.24 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.1115
Boson Index = 0.8885

Photoelectric:

PE_Varlamoffite= 205.99 barns/electron
U=PE_Varlamoffite x r_electron= 596.00 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Varlamoffite is Not Radioactive

Varlamoffite Classification

Dana Class:

4.4.2.1 (4)Simple Oxides

(4.4)with a cation charge of 4+ (A++++ O2)

(4.4.2)Dana Group

4.4.2.1 Varlamoffite * (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2 P 4₁/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

IV/F.18-10 IV - Oxides

IV/F - Hydroxides and oxidic hydrates, water-bearing oxides with layered structure

IV/F.18 - Stottite group, Varlamoffite series

IV/F.18-10 Varlamoffite (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2 P 4₁/mnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Other Varlamoffite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Varlamoffite :
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

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Varlamoffite

(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
Dana No: 4.4.2.1 Strunz No: IV/F.18-10
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