General Mangazeite Information Chemical Formula: |
Al2(SO4)(OH)4•3H2O |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 278.44 gm |
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Aluminum 19.28 % Al 36.44 % Al2O3 |
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Hydrogen 3.87 % H 34.55 % H2O |
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Sulfur 11.63 % S 29.04 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 65.22 % O |
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100.00 % 100.03 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Al1.99(SO4)1.01(OH)3.94•3.37(H2O) |
Environment: |
Found as a supergene mineral in fractured, sericitized, and pyritized granodiorite adjacent to a quartz-arsenopyrite vein. Aluminite group. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Mangazeiskoye silver ore deposit, Eastern Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
Synonym: |
IMA2005-021a |
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| | Mangazeite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.8828:1:1.2093 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.286, b = 9.385, c = 11.35, Z = 4; alpha = 96.1°, beta = 98.9°, gamma = 96.6° V = 861.31 Den(Calc)= 2.15 |
Crystal System: |
TriclinicSpace Group: P1 or P1 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.258(1), 7.59(0.49), 4.06(0.48),7.16(0.46), 3.921(0.43), 8.14(0.19), 4.52(0.13), 3.795(0.12), |
| Physical Properties of Mangazeite Color: |
White, Colorless. |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Habit: |
Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. |
Habit: |
Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite) |
Hardness: |
1 - Talc |
Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Mangazeite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI calc= -0.019 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.2488,KC= 0.2443 Ncalc = 1.53 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=1.525, g=1.545, bire=0.0200 |
| Calculated Properties of Mangazeite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.22 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Mangazeite =2.15 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0011912149 |
Boson Index = 0.9988087851 Photoelectric: |
PEMangazeite = 1.35 barns/electron |
U=PEMangazeite x rElectron Density= 3.00 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Mangazeite is Not Radioactive | Mangazeite Classification Dana Class: |
31.07.04.02 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(31.07)where (A+ B++)2 (XO4) Zq·x(H2O) |
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(31.07.04)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
07.DE.05 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
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07.D - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O |
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07.DE -With only medium-sized cations; unclassified |
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| Other Mangazeite Information References: |
NAME( Geology of Ore Deposits, v49:514) PHYS. PROP.(Geology of Ore Deposits, v49:514) OPTIC PROP.(Geology of Ore Deposits, v49:514) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Mangazeite : |
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 Mangazeite using: Visit our Advertisers for Mangazeite : A Bijoux Google Search for MangazeiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Mangazeite Cape Minerals Google Search for Mangazeite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Mangazeite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Mangazeite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Mangazeite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Mangazeite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Mangazeite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Mangazeite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Mangazeite Ask about Mangazeite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mangazeite Specimen Label here :
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