General Fougerite Information Chemical Formula: |
(Fe++,Mg)6Fe+++2(OH)18•4(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 777.66 gm |
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Magnesium 4.69 % Mg 7.77 % MgO |
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Iron 46.68 % Fe 41.57 % FeO / 20.54 % Fe2O3 |
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Hydrogen 3.37 % H 30.12 % H2O |
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Oxygen 45.26 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+4.5Mg1.5Fe3+2(OH)18•4(H2O) |
Environment: |
Poorly drained soils ensuring reducing conditions. Meixnerite group. |
IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Discovered coloring (green) the soil of the Fougères Forest in the Ille-et-Vilaine region of France Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
Synonym: |
Green Rust |
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IMA2003-057 |
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| | Fougerite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:7.19999 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.125, c = 22.5, Z = 0.375; V = 190.29 Den(Calc)= 2.54 |
Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 7.97(1), 2.692(0.34), 3.97(0.32),2.027(0.19), 1.563(0.1), 1.595(0.09), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Fougerite Color: |
Bluish gray. |
Luster: |
Earthy (Dull) |
| Optical Properties of Fougerite Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (?). |
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NCalc= 1.66 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2608) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
| Calculated Properties of Fougerite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.54 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Fougerite =2.54 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PEFougerite = 13.77 barns/electron |
U=PEFougerite x rElectron Density= 35.00 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Fougerite is Not Radioactive | Fougerite Classification Dana Class: |
06.04.06.02 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl |
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(06.04)containing multiple cations |
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(06.04.06)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.FE.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U) |
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04.FE -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra |
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| Other Fougerite Information See Also: |
Links to other databases for Fougerite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Fougerite using: Visit our Advertisers for Fougerite : A Bijoux Google Search for FougeriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Fougerite Cape Minerals Google Search for Fougerite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Fougerite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Fougerite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Fougerite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Fougerite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Fougerite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Fougerite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Fougerite Ask about Fougerite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Fougerite Specimen Label here :
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