Gaudefroyite Mineral Data

General Gaudefroyite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca4Mn+++3-x(BO3)3(CO3)(O,OH)3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 582.85 gm

Calcium 27.51 % Ca 38.49 % CaO

Manganese 23.56 % Mn 33.86 % Mn₂O₃

Boron 5.56 % B 17.92 % B₂O₃

Hydrogen 0.13 % H 1.16 % H₂O

Carbon 2.06 % C 7.55 % CO₂

Oxygen 41.18 % O

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100.00 % 98.97 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₄Mn³⁺_2.5(BO₃)₃(CO₃)O_2.25(OH)_0.75

Environment:

An uncommon hydrothermal mineral in manganese deposits.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1964

Locality:

Tachgagalt, 17 km south-southwest of Ouarzazate, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Abbe Christophe Gaudefroy (1888-1971), French mineralogist who worked in Morocco.

Name Pronunciation:

Gaudefroyite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 66846

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Gaudefroyite Image

Images:

Gaudefroyite

Comments: Dark gray, prismatic gaudefroyite with crystals to 1.5 cm.
Location: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 7.8 x 4.2 cm.
© John Veevaert

Gaudefroyite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.55633

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.589, c = 5.891, Z = 2; V = 572.04 Den(Calc)= 3.38

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - PyramidalH-M Symbol (6) Space Group: P 6₃

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.46(1), 2.62(1), 2.95(1),

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Hoffmann C , Armbruster T , Kunz M , European Journal of Mineralogy , 9 (1997) p.7-19, Structure refinement of (001) disordered gaudefroyite Ca4Mn3[(BO3)3(CO3)O3]:, Jahn-Teller-distortion in edge-sharing chains of MnO6 octahedra

Physical Properties of Gaudefroyite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Black.

Density:

3.35 - 3.5, Average = 3.42

Diaphaneity:

Subopaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Adamantine - Resinous

Streak:

brown

Optical Properties of Gaudefroyite

Dichroism (e):

pale yellowish brown.

Dichroism (w):

red orange.

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.108 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.123 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2707,KPDmeas= 0.2672,KC= 0.2411
Ncalc = 1.81 - 1.84

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.81, e=2.02, bire=0.2100.

RL Anisotrophism:

Strong in pale grays.

RL Color:

Gray with strong yellow-orange to reddish internal reflections.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Gaudefroyite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	11.20	15.40
420 nm	10.80	14.80
440 nm	10.40	14.20
460 nm	10.10	13.80
480 nm	9.90	13.40
500 nm	9.70	13.10
520 nm	9.60	12.80
540 nm	9.60	12.60
560 nm	9.50	12.30
580 nm	9.50	12.20
600 nm	9.40	12.10
620 nm	9.40	12.00
640 nm	9.30	11.90
660 nm	9.30	11.80
680 nm	9.30	11.70
700 nm	9.30	11.70

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Gaudefroyite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%	600%	700%	800%	900%	920%
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Calculated Properties of Gaudefroyite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.34 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Gaudefroyite =3.43 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Gaudefroyite= 9.52 barns/electron
U=PE_Gaudefroyite x rElectron Density= 31.80 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Gaudefroyite Classification

Dana Class:

27.01.02.01 (27)Compound Borates

(27.01)Dana Type

(27.01.02)Dana Group

27.01.02.01 Gaudefroyite Ca4Mn3-x(BO3)3(CO3)(O,OH)3 P 6₃ 6

Strunz Class:

06.AB.60 06 - BORATES

06.A - Monoborates

06.AB -BO3, with additional anions; 1(D) + OH, etc.

06.AB.60 Gaudefroyite Ca4Mn3-x(BO3)3(CO3)(O,OH)3 P 6₃ 6

Other Gaudefroyite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic5)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Gaudefroyite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - CalTech Mineral Spectroscopy
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Gaudefroyite

Ca4Mn+++3-x(BO3)3(CO3)(O,OH)3
Dana No: 27.01.02.01 Strunz No: 06.AB.60
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