IMA2008-048 Mineral Data

General IMA2008-048 Information

Chemical Formula:

Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 898.33 gm

Zinc 43.67 % Zn 54.36 % ZnO

Phosphorus 13.79 % P 31.60 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 1.57 % H 14.04 % H₂O

Oxygen 40.96 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Zn₆(PO₄)₄•7(H₂O)

Environment:

Structurally related to rimkorologite and bakhchisaraitsevite

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Block 14 Open cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

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IMA2008-048 Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.863:1:1.2661

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.299, b = 9.616, c = 12.175, Z = 2; alpha = 71.68°, beta = 82.02°, gamma = 80.18° V = 900.04 Den(Calc)= 3.31

Crystal System:

Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.537(1), 2.55(0.85), 8.438(0.8),2.956(0.75), 2.967(0.75), 3.206(0.6), 2.085(0.4), 3.414(0.4),

Optical Properties of IMA2008-048

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.63 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1914) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of IMA2008-048

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.22 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of IMA2008-048 =3.30 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_IMA2008-048= 22.12 barns/electron
U=PE_IMA2008-048 x rElectron Density= 71.19 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
IMA2008-048 is Not Radioactive

IMA2008-048 Classification

Dana Class:

40.05.15.02 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.05)with miscellaneous formulae

(40.05.15)Dana Group

40.05.15.01 Rimkorolgite! Mg5Ba(PO4)4•8(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

40.05.15.02 IMA2008-048! Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O P1 1

Strunz Class:

08.CH.55 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O

08.CH -With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O < 1:1

08.CH.55 Fahleite Zn5CaFe2(AsO4)6•14(H2O) Unk Ortho

08.CH.55 Smolianinovite (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)3(Fe,Al)2(AsO4)4•11(H2O) Unk Ortho

08.CH.55 IMA2008-048! Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O P1 1

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See Also:

Links to other databases for IMA2008-048 :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
7 - Online Mineral Museum
8 - Ruff.Info

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IMA2008-048

Zn6(PO4)4•7H2O
Dana No: 40.05.15.02 Strunz No: 08.CH.55
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