Zinclavendulan Mineral Data

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General Zinclavendulan Information

Chemical Formula:

NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl•4-5(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,059.91 gm

Sodium 2.17 % Na 2.92 % Na₂O

Calcium 3.78 % Ca 5.29 % CaO

Zinc 23.14 % Zn 28.80 % ZnO

Copper 7.49 % Cu 9.38 % CuO

Arsenic 28.27 % As 43.37 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.86 % H 7.65 % H₂O

Chlorine 3.34 % Cl 3.34 % Cl

- % Cl -0.75 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 30.94 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaCaZn_3.75Cu_1.25(AsO₄)₄Cl•4.5(H₂O)

Environment:

Zinclavendulan is considered Zn-bearing lavendulan.

IMA Status:

Discredited IMA 2006

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as the Zn analog of lavendulan

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Zinclavendulan Crystallography

Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

Physical Properties of Zinclavendulan

Cleavage:

{???} Good

Color:

Blue.

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Streak:

light blue

Optical Properties of Zinclavendulan

Optical Data:

Calculated Properties of Zinclavendulan

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0096862966
Boson Index = 0.9903137034

Photoelectric:

PE_{Zinclavendulan}= 35.12 barns/electron
U=PE_{Zinclavendulan} x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Zinclavendulan Classification

Dana Class:

37.00.00.00 (37)Phosphate Minerals

(37.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(37.00.00)Arsenate, Hydrated Chloride

37.00.00.00 Arnhemite* (K,Na)2Mg2(P2O7)•5(H2O) Unk Hex

37.00.00.00 Arsenowaylandite* BiAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 R 3m 3 2/m

37.00.00.00 Auroantimonate* AuSbO3 Ortho ? Ortho

37.00.00.00 Barium-zinc-alumopharmacosiderite* (Ba,K)0.5(Zn,Cu)0.5(Al,Fe)4(AsO4)3•5(H2O) I 42m 4 2m

37.00.00.00 Chernovite-(Ce)* (Ce,Y)(AsO4) I 4₁/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m

37.00.00.00 Churchite-(Dy)* (Dy,Sm,Gd,Nd)(PO4)•2(H2O) Mono

37.00.00.00 Gengenbachite KFe3(H2PO4)2(HPO4)4•6H2OorKFe3H8(PO4)6•6H2O P 6₃mc 6mm

37.00.00.00 IMA2008-063 Pb[Zn0.25,[]0.75]Fe3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 C 2/c 2/m

37.00.00.00 IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F P 6₃/m 6/m 2/m 2/m

37.00.00.00 IMA2009-016 Cu4H(AsO4)2(OH)3•H2O P1 1

37.00.00.00 Kerstenite? PbSeO4(?) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

37.00.00.00 Krasnoselskite* CoWO4 P 2/c 2/m

37.00.00.00 Laubmannite? Fe3Fe6(PO4)4(OH)12 Unk Ortho

37.00.00.00 Oxiberaunite* (Fe,Mn)Fe5(PO4)4O(OH)4•6(H2O) Mono

37.00.00.00 Parwanite (Na,K)(Mg,Ca)4Al8(PO4)8(CO3)(OH)7•30H2O P 2, Pm, P 2/m, P 2₁, Mono

37.00.00.00 Pyrocoproite* (Mg(K,Na))2P2O7 Unk Mono

37.00.00.00 Pyrophosphite* K2CaP2O7 P 2₁/n 2/m

37.00.00.00 Zinclavendulan? NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl•4-5(H2O) Unk Ortho

Strunz Class:

08.DG.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.D - Phosphates, etc

08.DG -With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 < 0.5:1

08.DG.05 Lavendulan NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl•5(H2O) Unk Ortho

08.DG.05 Shubnikovite Ca2Cu8(AsO4)6Cl(OH)•7(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho

08.DG.05 Sampleite NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl•5(H2O) pseudo TET 2/m 2/m 2/m

08.DG.05 Zinclavendulan? NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl•4-5(H2O) Unk Ortho

08.DG.05 Lemanskiite! NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl•5H2O P 4₁22 or P 4₃22 4 2 2

08.DG.05 Zdenekite NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl•5(H2O) P 4₁22,P 4₃22 4 2 2

Other Zinclavendulan Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Zinclavendulan :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Zinclavendulan

NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl•4-5(H2O)
Dana No: 37.00.00.00 Strunz No: 08.DG.05
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