General Aravaipaite Information Chemical Formula: |
Pb3AlF9•(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 837.58 gm |
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Aluminum 3.22 % Al 6.09 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.24 % H 2.15 % H2O |
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Lead 74.21 % Pb 79.94 % PbO |
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Oxygen 1.91 % O |
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Fluorine 20.41 % F 20.41 % F |
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F -8.60 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Pb3AlF9•(H2O) |
Environment: |
Reaction of supergene solutions on galena and fluorite. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1989 |
Locality: |
Grand Reef mine, Laurel Canyon, Graham County, Arizona. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the Aravaipa mining district. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Aravaipaite + Pronunciation |
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Aravaipaite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =4.2847:1:0.9717 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 25.048, b = 5.8459, c = 5.6805, Z = 4; beta = 94.01° V = 829.75 Den(Calc)= 6.70 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 12.493(1)(200), 3.2358(0.89)(511), 3.1233(0.54)(800),
3.0803(0.47)(511), 3.3336(0.46)(411), 2.9032(0.46)(120), 3.4905(0.46)(411), 2.036(0.4)(122), 2.8333( |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Aravaipaite Cleavage: |
{100} Perfect, {110} Good, {010} Good |
Color: |
Colorless. |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Fracture: |
Flexible - Flexible fragments. |
Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). |
Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum |
Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. |
Luster: |
Vitreous - Pearly |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Aravaipaite Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.678, b=1.69, g=1.694, bire=0.0160, 2V(Calc)=58, 2V(Meas)=70. Dispersion r < v strong. |
Pleochroism (x): |
colorless. |
Pleochroism (y): |
colorless. |
Pleochroism (z): |
colorless. |
| Calculated Properties of Aravaipaite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.60 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Aravaipaite =6.70 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.16 |
Boson Index = 0.84 Photoelectric: |
PEAravaipaite =1,363.39 barns/electron |
U=PEAravaipaite x rElectron Density=7,634.24 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Aravaipaite is Not Radioactive | Aravaipaite Classification Dana Class: |
11.06.19.01 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides |
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(11.06)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(11.06.19)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
03.DC.35 03 - HALIDES |
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03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides |
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03.DC -With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu |
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| Other Aravaipaite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v 86, p 927) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Aravaipaite : |
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 Search for Aravaipaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Aravaipaite : A Bijoux Google Search for AravaipaiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Aravaipaite Cape Minerals Google Search for Aravaipaite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Aravaipaite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Aravaipaite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Aravaipaite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Aravaipaite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Aravaipaite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Aravaipaite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Aravaipaite Ask about Aravaipaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Aravaipaite Specimen Label here :
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