Xifengite Mineral Data

Xifengite Mineral Data +

General Xifengite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe5Si3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 363.49 gm

Iron 76.82 % Fe

Silicon 23.18 % Si

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺₅Si₃

Environment:

Innermost in spheres, surrounded by nickel-iron minerals and their oxidation products, apparently of extraterrestrial origin, found in placers.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1984

Locality:

Yanshan area, Hebei Province, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the eastern passageway, Xifengkou, of the Great Wall of China.

Synonym:

ICSD 42585

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Xifengite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.69832

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.759, c = 4.72, Z = 2; V = 186.74 Den(Calc)= 6.46

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6₃/mcm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2(1), 1.92(0.8), 1.94(0.8),

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Weill A R , Nature , 152 (1943) p.413-413, Structure of the eta phase of the iron-silicon system

Physical Properties of Xifengite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Steel gray.

Density:

6.45

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habit:

Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals.

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Xifengite

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (?).

RL Anisotrophism:

Moderate, bluish gray to pale brown.

RL Color:

Gray with a yellow tint.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Xifengite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
402 nm	38.30	37.90
439 nm	38.40	38.90
480 nm	40.10	39.80
495 nm	42.00	40.40
546 nm	44.10	43.00
590 nm	46.20	44.90
624 nm	47.60	44.70
644 nm	45.30	44.20
657 nm	45.90	45.30

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Xifengite in Air**
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R₂

Calculated Properties of Xifengite

Electron Density:

r_electron=6.11 gm/cc
note: r_Xifengite=6.46 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.02711
Boson Index = 0.97289

Photoelectric:

PE_Xifengite= 24.27 barns/electron
U=PE_Xifengite x r_electron= 148.39 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Xifengite is Not Radioactive

Xifengite Classification

Dana Class:

1.1.23.3 (1)Native Elements

(1.1)with metallic elements other than the platinum group

(1.1.23)Dana Group

1.1.23.1 Suessite (Fe,Ni)3Si I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

1.1.23.2 Gupeiite Fe3Si F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

1.1.23.3 Xifengite Fe5Si3 P 6₃/mcm 6/m 2/m 2/m

1.1.23.4 Hapkeite! Fe2Si P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

I/A.12-40 I - Elements

I/A - Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Silicides

I/A.12 - Perryite-Ferdisilicite series

I/A.12-10 Perryite (Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 R 3c 3m

I/A.12-20 Suessite (Fe,Ni)3Si I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

I/A.12-30 Gupeiite Fe3Si F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

I/A.12-35 Hapkeite! Fe2Si P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

I/A.12-40 Xifengite Fe5Si3 P 6₃/mcm 6/m 2/m 2/m

I/A.12-50 Fersilicite* FeSi P 2₁3 2 3

I/A.12-60 Ferdisilicite* FeSi2 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Other Xifengite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Xifengite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Xifengite

Fe5Si3
Dana No: 1.1.23.3 Strunz No: I/A.12-40
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