Wilhelmkleinite Mineral Data

General Wilhelmkleinite Information

Chemical Formula:

ZnFe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 488.94 gm

Zinc 13.37 % Zn 16.65 % ZnO

Iron 22.84 % Fe 32.66 % Fe₂O₃

Arsenic 30.65 % As 47.01 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.41 % H 3.68 % H₂O

Oxygen 32.72 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

ZnFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂

Environment:

Underground workings (level 44) of the Tsumeb mine in the third oxidation zone,

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Wilhelm Klein, former mine manager in Anamibia, who made the first systematic collection of minerals from the Tsumeb mine.

Name Pronunciation:

Wilhelmkleinite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 411044

IMA1997-034

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Wilhelmkleinite

Comments: Stout prismatic crystal of wihelmkleinite on matrix.
Location: Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Scale: See Image.
© William Pinch

Wilhelmkleinite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.8712:1:0.9692

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.631, b = 7.611, c = 7.377, Z = 2; beta = 91.79° V = 372.12 Den(Calc)= 4.36

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.385(1), 3.315(0.78), 2.939(0.47),

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Forms: ( 4 3 0) ( 1 0 0) ( 3 1 1)

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Adiwidjaja G , Friese K , Klaska K H , Moore P B , Schluter J , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 215 (2000) p.96-101, The crystal structure of the new mineral wilhelmkleinite ZnFe3+2(OH)2(AsO4)2, Locality: Tsumeb mine, Namibia

Physical Properties of Wilhelmkleinite

Cleavage:

{232} Imperfect

Color:

Blackish green.

Density:

4.34 - 4.63, Average = 4.48

Diaphaneity:

Translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Adamantine

Streak:

green

Optical Properties of Wilhelmkleinite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.038 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2156,KPDmeas= 0.2096,KC= 0.2179
Ncalc = 1.95 - 2.01

Optical Data:

Biaxial (?), b=1.94

Calculated Properties of Wilhelmkleinite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.10 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Wilhelmkleinite =4.36 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_{Wilhelmkleinite}= 34.96 barns/electron
U=PE_{Wilhelmkleinite} x rElectron Density= 143.39 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Wilhelmkleinite is Not Radioactive

Wilhelmkleinite Classification

Dana Class:

41.05.19.01 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(41.05)where (A B)2 (XO4) Zq

(41.05.19)Dana Group

41.05.19.01 Wilhelmkleinite! ZnFe3(AsO4)2(OH)2 P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.BB.40 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BB -With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 £ 1:1

08.BB.40 Barbosalite FeFe2(PO4)2(OH)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

08.BB.40 Wilhelmkleinite! ZnFe3(AsO4)2(OH)2 P 2₁/n 2/m

08.BB.40 Hentschelite CuFe2(PO4)2(OH)2 P 2₁/n 2/m

08.BB.40 Lazulite MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 P 2₁/c 2/m

08.BB.40 Scorzalite (Fe,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 P 2/c 2/m

Other Wilhelmkleinite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, Vol 84, No. 7-8) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol. 84, No. 7-8) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol. 84, No. 7-8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Wilhelmkleinite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Wilhelmkleinite

ZnFe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Dana No: 41.05.19.01 Strunz No: 08.BB.40
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