General Paulmooreite Information Chemical Formula: |
Pb2As+++2O5 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 644.24 gm |
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Arsenic 23.26 % As 30.71 % As2O3 |
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Lead 64.32 % Pb 69.29 % PbO |
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Oxygen 12.42 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Pb2As2O5 |
Environment: |
Secondary mineral in a metamorphosed Fe–Mn orebody |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 |
Locality: |
Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Paul Brian Moore (1940- ), American mineralogist and structural crystallographer, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Paulmooreite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 100229 |
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Paulmooreite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.5136:1:2.4064 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.558, b = 5.654, c = 13.606, Z = 4; beta = 108.88° V = 622.93 Den(Calc)= 6.87 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 21 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.3(1), 2.761(0.8), 2.905(0.8), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Paulmooreite Cleavage: |
{001} Perfect |
Color: |
Colorless, Light orange. |
Density: |
6.95 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Hardness: |
3 - Calcite |
Luster: |
Adamantine |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Paulmooreite Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.13 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1643) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 2.14 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1643) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 | Calculated Properties of Paulmooreite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.76 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Paulmooreite =6.87 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.14 |
Boson Index = 0.86 Photoelectric: |
PEPaulmooreite =1,195.98 barns/electron |
U=PEPaulmooreite x rElectron Density=6,886.92 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Paulmooreite is Not Radioactive | Paulmooreite Classification Dana Class: |
45.01.08.01 (45)Acid and normal Antimonites, Arsenites and Phosphites |
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(45.01)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(45.01.08)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.JA.50 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites, |
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04.JA -Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H2O |
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| Other Paulmooreite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Paulmooreite : |
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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Paulmooreite using: Visit our Advertisers for Paulmooreite : A Bijoux Google Search for PaulmooreiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Paulmooreite Cape Minerals Google Search for Paulmooreite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Paulmooreite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Paulmooreite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Paulmooreite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Paulmooreite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Paulmooreite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Paulmooreite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Paulmooreite Ask about Paulmooreite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Paulmooreite Specimen Label here :
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