General Kaatialaite Information Chemical Formula: |
Fe+++[H2As+++++O4]3•5-5.5(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 577.74 gm |
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Iron 9.67 % Fe 13.82 % Fe2O3 |
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Arsenic 38.90 % As 59.67 % As2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.97 % H 26.51 % H2O |
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Oxygen 48.46 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Fe3+3(H2)3(AsO4)•5.5(H2O) |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1984 |
Locality: |
Kaatiala granite pegmatite, Kuortane, western Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Kaatialaite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 15550 |
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Kaatialaite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.7747:1:0.24 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 15.34, b = 19.8, c = 4.752, Z = 4; beta = 91.9° V = 1,442.54 Den(Calc)= 2.66 |
Crystal System: |
MonoclinicSpace Group: P 21,P 21/m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 8.35(1), 9.91(0.6), 7.72(0.5), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Kaatialaite Color: |
Greenish blue, Gray, Yellow, White. |
Density: |
2.64 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Habit: |
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. |
Habit: |
Lath - Shaped like a small, thin plaster lath, tabular (rectangular) in shape. |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Kaatialaite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.023 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.03 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2234,KPDmeas= 0.2251,KC= 0.2303 Ncalc = 1.61 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.573, b=1.574, g=1.636, bire=0.0630, 2V(Calc)=16, 2V(Meas)=15. |
| Calculated Properties of Kaatialaite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.58 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Kaatialaite =2.64 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0022863747 |
Boson Index = 0.9977136253 Photoelectric: |
PEKaatialaite = 28.79 barns/electron |
U=PEKaatialaite x rElectron Density= 74.19 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Kaatialaite is Not Radioactive | Kaatialaite Classification Dana Class: |
39.03.09.01 (39)Hydrated Acid Phosphates, etc |
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(39.03)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(39.03.09)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
08.CC.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O |
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08.CC -With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1.5 |
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| Other Kaatialaite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Kaatialaite : |
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 Kaatialaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kaatialaite : A Bijoux Google Search for KaatialaiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Kaatialaite Cape Minerals Google Search for Kaatialaite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Kaatialaite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Kaatialaite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Kaatialaite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Kaatialaite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Kaatialaite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Kaatialaite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Kaatialaite Ask about Kaatialaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kaatialaite Specimen Label here :
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