General Phosphorrosslerite Information Chemical Formula: |
Mg(PO3OH)•7(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 246.39 gm |
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Magnesium 9.86 % Mg 16.36 % MgO |
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Phosphorus 12.57 % P 28.80 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 6.14 % H 54.84 % H2O |
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Oxygen 71.43 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Mg(PO3OH)•7(H2O) |
Environment: |
Cold (10 deg C) wet muck in an abandoned mine. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1939 |
Locality: |
St¨ublbau works, Schellgaden, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named as the phosphate analog of rosslerite. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Phosphorrosslerite + Pronunciation |
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| | Phosphorrosslerite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.457:1:0.261 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.61, b = 25.4, c = 6.63, Z = 8; beta = 94.77° V = 1,948.38 Den(Calc)= 1.68 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: A2/a |
| Physical Properties of Phosphorrosslerite Color: |
Colorless, Yellowish. |
Density: |
1.725 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to Translucent |
Hardness: |
2.5 - Finger Nail |
Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
| Optical Properties of Phosphorrosslerite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.057 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2873,KPDmeas= 0.2798,KC= 0.2719 Ncalc = 1.46 - 1.47 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.477, b=1.485, g=1.486, bire=0.0090, 2V(Calc)=38, 2V(Meas)=38.33. |
| Calculated Properties of Phosphorrosslerite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.82 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Phosphorrosslerite =1.73 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01 |
Boson Index = 0.99 Photoelectric: |
PEPhosphorrosslerite = 0.97 barns/electron |
U=PEPhosphorrosslerite x rElectron Density= 1.77 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Phosphorrosslerite is Not Radioactive | Phosphorrosslerite Classification Dana Class: |
39.01.09.02 (39)Hydrated Acid Phosphates, etc |
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(39.01)A+ [HXO4] · x(H2O) |
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(39.01.09)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
08.CE.20 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O |
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08.CE -With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O £ 1:2.5 |
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| Other Phosphorrosslerite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Phosphorrosslerite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 - MinDAT 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - Online Mineral Museum 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info Search for Phosphorrosslerite using: Visit our Advertisers for Phosphorrosslerite : A Bijoux Google Search for PhosphorrossleriteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Phosphorrosslerite Cape Minerals Google Search for Phosphorrosslerite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Phosphorrosslerite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Phosphorrosslerite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Phosphorrosslerite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Phosphorrosslerite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Phosphorrosslerite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Phosphorrosslerite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Phosphorrosslerite Ask about Phosphorrosslerite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Phosphorrosslerite Specimen Label here :
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